Their surname before they were married (and therefore took husbands surname, assuming they were married and chose to do so).
Your mother's maiden name is her surname before she got married for the first time and took her husband's surname.
maiden name
Gretchen Ludwig was her mothers maiden name
Dandle.
Wassermann
DiGiorgio
Ruby
Toomes.
Her name was Elena Fedorovona (maiden name)
Because its the one of the most memorable names. For example, your mother takes your fathers name if they wed and so (unless you pretty much have no interest in your mother) you should know their maiden name. Also because if it were you surname that's easy, to track a mothers maiden name would mean searching through wedding records.
faltisco i believe
Abiah Folger
Leona lewis:)