How to Make Your Maiden Name Change Transition Easy
If you are getting married anytime soon, remember maiden name change isn’t the only alternative you have. There are some other name change options you can think of for your new married name. Let’s discuss these options one by one. Hyphenating surnames after marriage You may have certainly met many women with a hyphenated surname. More and more modern women in the country now prefer to have a hyphenated last name these days so they can honor the years old tradition and yet stay connected to her original identity as well as her family heritage. In the UK, they call it a double barrel surname. And they can be with or without hyphen. Let’s take an example to better understand this maiden name change alternative. Say, if your original name is Sara Smith and your to-be-spouse name is Liam Johnson then you can have a new married name as Sara Smith-Johnson or Sara Johnson-Smith. This way you are legally accepting your spouse’s surname after marriage and still keeping your own last name. This certainly a non-traditional name change alternative, yet many newlywed brides seem to prefer it nowadays. See if both surnames go well together or not. But remember, hyphenated name has both pros and cons. While hyphenation gives you an opportunity to stay connected to your birth identity and premarriage accomplishments, computers find it difficult to handle the hyphenated surnames.