America Still Favors the Paternal Last Name Tradition
by SavvyRoo on Oct 24, 2014 | Views: 147 | Score: 1
| Americans, what last name should the children of a marriage? | 0 |
|---|---|
| Father's last name | 72 |
| Mother's last name | 1 |
| Hyphenated | 6 |
| Combination of part of mother's and father's last names | 7 |
| Not sure | 14 |
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Nearly 3 in 4 Americans favor the traditional method of assigning children born in wedlock the last name of their father. Interestingly, slightly more favored a combination of paternal and maternal last names over the hyphenated method that is widely used in other countries.