America Still Favors the Paternal Last Name Tradition
by SavvyRoo on Oct 24, 2014 | Views: 127 | Score: 1
Americans, what last name should the children of a marriage? | 0 |
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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 |
Sources:
today.yougov.com
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.