Name change

[armie19aj 0]

Hi.. Anyone can tell me how it works here in the us about changing your name after marriage?? Traditionally in the Philippines we make our last name as middle name and the husbands last name as new surname. Is it the same here? Help me please.

[waynelaarni 2]

Hi.. Anyone can tell me how it works here in the us about changing your name after marriage?? Traditionally in the Philippines we make our last name as middle name and the husbands last name as new surname. Is it the same here? Help me please.

Yes it is the same,you can keep you last name or change it to your marriage name,that is up to you. In the marriage registration and license you can use your new marriage name.

[armie19aj 0]

Thank you .. Coz my husband is somehow saying its not like that. We live in West Virginia and I don't know if they have a particular law for names and marriage that differs to other state.

[armie19aj 0]

So basically I can automatically use my surname as my middle name and my husbands surname as my new? This is confusing us much :/

[waynelaarni 2]

So basically I can automatically use my surname as my middle name and my husbands surname as my new? This is confusing us much :/

That is all i did,i didnt have to do anything.

[dekedwin 52]

I think in Mexico they use the last name as the middle name, and then take on the husband's name as the new last name. I know they do that some in Native American Indian Culture as well. I also know that it was done many years ago in my family background/heritage. I had a great grandmother whose first name I can't remember just now, but her middle names were Stewart and White, and then she took on her husbands last name as well for the 4th name, so she had 4 names; the first was one the family picked out, the next two were her mother and father's names, and the last was her husband's name. Most people of our generation pick a name that was someone's name in the family, or they just pick a random name. I think my first and middle names were just picked out, and maybe I had relatives/ancestors with those names, and then my last name was the name of my father.

Some ladies keep their last name forever. Most ladies in this country chose their husband's last name. Some include their maiden name unofficially as part of their name. I know of cases where the husband took the his wife's maiden name in the place of his own last name. I think in this country you can do most anything you want with names. The important part is that everyone is happy with the choices.

[Joshuaching 11]

I think in Mexico they use the last name as the middle name, and then take on the husband's name as the new last name. I know they do that some in Native American Indian Culture as well. I also know that it was done many years ago in my family background/heritage. I had a great grandmother whose first name I can't remember just now, but her middle names were Stewart and White, and then she took on her husbands last name as well for the 4th name, so she had 4 names; the first was one the family picked out, the next two were her mother and father's names, and the last was her husband's name. Most people of our generation pick a name that was someone's name in the family, or they just pick a random name. I think my first and middle names were just picked out, and maybe I had relatives/ancestors with those names, and then my last name was the name of my father.

Some ladies keep their last name forever. Most ladies in this country chose their husband's last name. Some include their maiden name unofficially as part of their name. I know of cases where the husband took the his wife's maiden name in the place of his own last name. I think in this country you can do most anything you want with names. The important part is that everyone is happy with the choices.

This is so true, but whatever name or names you choose, make sure you're all happy with it including the IRS. This is the name you'd go by for all records and tax purposes.

[armie19aj 0]

Thank you all... Now I need to put it in my husbands head so he'd understand ..lol

[Tahoma 2,292]

Thank you .. Coz my husband is somehow saying its not like that. We live in West Virginia and I don't know if they have a particular law for names and marriage that differs to other state.

When Chinook and I got married, Chinook started using her maiden surname as her new middle name. And she used my surname as her new surname.

You should start using your new married name when you get married. If there is a place on your marriage license to fill up with your new married name, then fill it up with your new married name. If not, then don't worry about it. You can start using your new married name anyway.

When you get married, if there's a place on your marriage certificate to fill up with your new married name, then fill it up with your new married name. If there's not, then don't worry about it. You can start using your new married name anyway.

Your marriage certificate is your proof that you got married, and that you can use a different name than your maiden name. Make sure you notify the Social Security office of your name change. Also, notify anyone else who needs your name change info.

If your husband disagrees, I would appreciate it if he posted a link here which backs up his claim.

[mrsSpitze 9]

I guess I know what your husband is talking about.

If I'm right, he was thinking that your middle name is your second name.

Example: Svetlana Lana O.(ortiz) Magallanes

in the Philipines

first name: Svetlana Lana

middle name: O or Ortiz (being your mom's maiden name)

last name: Magallanes

typically in the US:

first name: Svetlana

middle name: Lana

last name: Magallanes

they usually drop the maiden name.

but like what the other posts says, you can use your maiden name if you wish to.

[TBoneTX 46,158]

*** Thread moved from K-1 Case Progress to Moving Here & Your New Life forum -- OP is already in the United States. ***

[NikLR 13,232]

I'd have to say dladsyvmp is right. Generally speaking, in the USA a woman drops her maiden name (she can always assume it again after a divorce, it's her right) and uses her new married name unless she has some ties to the maiden name she wants to keep. She can hyphenate it like "first middle maiden-married" or "first middle married-maiden" if she wants or she can use her maiden name instead of a married name which professionals who already have an established business often do. Generally speaking your middle name is on your birth certificate. Some people do have more than one (my nephew has two, so does my husband) but I'm not sure you can just give yourself a new middle name or change your entire first name to two parts.

[VanessaTony 3,567]

Hi.. Anyone can tell me how it works here in the us about changing your name after marriage?? Traditionally in the Philippines we make our last name as middle name and the husbands last name as new surname. Is it the same here? Help me please.

No it's not the same here. Traditionally we drop our maiden name altogether and keep our first and middle names and simply change the last name.

HOWEVER, it's not illegal to change your name in this way if you want, it's just not the traditional way of doing it here.

Check your state laws to make sure they allow it and if they do just write that new name on your AOS forms.

[LeftCoastLady 441]

Hi.. Anyone can tell me how it works here in the us about changing your name after marriage?? Traditionally in the Philippines we make our last name as middle name and the husbands last name as new surname. Is it the same here? Help me please.

It can be the same in the U.S. That's definitely a growing trend (have a number of friends who now have two middle names vs. the hyphenated surname) and is what I will be doing when we get the marriage license in a few weeks. Click on the "find a county" link in my signature to learn the options available in your area. Or, you can check my state-level services link just above it.

Good luck!

[Pinkrlion 2,724]

Hi.. Anyone can tell me how it works here in the us about changing your name after marriage?? Traditionally in the Philippines we make our last name as middle name and the husbands last name as new surname. Is it the same here? Help me please.

No it is not the same here. You however have the option to change it to what you want.