Do you have the same surname as your both your parents?

[CowboyBob]

My parents were married for 48 years until my Mom died in 1996. My Dad died in 2002. My Paternal grandparents, parents, siblings, my nephew I'm raising and I all have the same last name.

 

[darden]

The French and Spanish are neighbours, I wouldn't have though it that strange for a French person to end up with someone Spanish.

too true, but you've got a Rodriguez family who'd look more at home in Krakow than Madrid.

 

[bankside]

My parents divorced when I was three years old, and Mother remarried twice, so no...

The whole surname thing is such a waste of time, people trying to be clever-clever about how it's done. The bureaucracy doesn't deal with name changes very well, any attempts to step out of the old system becomes a hassle. A woman can change her last name just by showing a marriage certificate, but doesn't have to; a man can't even if he wants. You can put any old surname you like on your child's birth certificate, but any difference from the mother's last name will cause confusion later on. And none of it means a damned thing. Last names are just something to put on your documents.

Depends where you are. Men can change their name just as easily with a marriage certificate here. And a child's last name has to be at least one of his parents'.