General Chat

My married Surname is Keen and I don't like it - prefer my maiden name - and have just seen Louise Sharpe comment that she doesn't like her married surname of Sharpe either. It got me wondering how many of the rest of you don't like your married names - or even the one you were born with? Just being nosey lol Kaye x

I dont mind either really,Sutton is my married name,I rather like it:-))

didnt like my other name purvis can be altered to much lol.

I like my maiden name Athersmith as its unusual, wasnt keen on former married name of Judd but there may be other reasons! i like Oliver though. Cazxxxxxx

My Surname is Walker, but I shortened it to W on here, as its not really relevant to my family tree.

hi i like my married name denton to my madian name carr sarah

Have always been Pennell-Shawcross ... and have always been VERY proud of it. Even if I ever marry, I would keep MY surname ! Elaine ;-)

I have to admit that my Maiden name wasn't anything special - James, but Kaye James has a better ring to it than Kaye Keen, the latter is such a mouthful. lol We did argue about it quite a bit when we were planning to get married as I wanted Hubby to change his Surname instead and become Daniel James, I was even willing to compromise and choose a completely different surname, but he wouldn't budge and I got lumbered with Keen. lol Louise - I think Pritchett-Sharpe sounds good, sounds Posh. lol Kaye x

Mines not too bad. Bit common, but hey.

Kaye - glad you did this - I kept wondering if the emails were from you pmsl Not over struck on my family name - but it's memorable - people never forget any contact so that has to be good lolol

Kaye, You could have kept your maiden name .. its still legal. You would just have been *known* as Mrs Kaye (Husbands surname) ... but your bank account etc stays in the maiden name etc. Its perfectly legal.... and quite a few people do it nowadays. Some also just have maiden name as well as married name and use double barrelled names. Children do NOT have to take Fathers surname any more either. You can give a child ANY name you want to now. Elaine ;-)

You mean I have been sending you emails all this time and you've only just clicked that they're from me? pmsl I decided it was too much hassle to change my email addy so it reflected my married name - that's why you got confused. Kaye x

I'm easily confused pmsl x

I had an ancestor who was a Hogg, maybe they're related? :-)

Elaine - the problem is Keen and James just do not go together do they? Kaye Keen-James or Kaye James-Keen - sound stupid whichever way you put them. lol I did think about keeping my name, but to be honest part the reason we got married was because it was easier to share the same surname - got sick of people ringing up looking for Mr James or Mrs Keen, and having to say I'm Miss James but I'm Mr Keen's partner! lol If you ever get married you must make him take your name - it's too nice to change. Kaye x

I like my surname Harrison, if I married my partner I would become Mrs Greenberg. A good jewish name.

I used to be a Rooney which I really liked and before anyone asks, no I am not related to him. Well not as far as I know!

I kept my maiden name when I married - just tacked Mrs on the front of it - didn't see any reason to take husband's name, especially as we knew we weren't going to have children. I don't mind people calling me by his surname (even if it is common as muck!)

Actually!! really sound false now!! i like my married name of Taylor. My maiden name was Fasey and got called Faceache ,Toothache etc. really galls now i have discovered that the family name was anglicied cos grandad was GERMAN!! so our name was Fahse,with an accent over the 'a'. Much preferred to the name I was reg in Shirley

I hated mine as a child but I don't mind it so much now. C x