Yes, they can. However, it is a somewhat more common practice in the United Kingdom than in the United States.
Hyphenating a last name is not only limited to African American women. Many women chose to hyphenate their last name for many reasons including for professional and personal reasons.
That is entirely up to you. Some women retain their maiden names without a hyphen, like Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Yes, a baby can legally have two last names on their birth certificate if their parents choose to hyphenate or combine their last names.
Yes. Without a clear sign that they form a compound last name, the first one will be taken for a traditional middle name.
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both parents last names. instead of just using your dads last name they use both last names of both parents. looked it up in my text book
Well, no not really. you could hyphenate it but it would look silly and MS word would put those little red lines under it, which indicates an error. :) This is because the rule of hyphenation is used more commonly with numbers. For instance: Twenty-two vs Twenty two. The exception to this rule appears usually in surnames(last names) For instance: my last name is "Campbell-Gray". My mother chose this for me because she was not married to my father yet she wanted me to carry both her last name and his for life.
No, you don't hyphenate every single person. Hyphenation typically occurs when two individuals share a last name after marriage or when combining adjectives. In general writing, names are usually written without hyphens unless specific stylistic choices or rules apply.
If you have two last names, you can choose to use either one or both of them.
Maiden Name - Married Name Example: Jane Doe marries Jim Bob; Proper hyphenated name would be Jane Doe-Bob
Having two different last names on the same day can occur for various reasons, such as marriage and divorce happening on the same day, or a person choosing to hyphenate their last name after marriage. Additionally, it might reflect a legal name change process or cultural practices where both parents' surnames are used. In some cases, individuals might also use a professional name distinct from their legal name.
Yes. I am a child and I have both parents last names -(thru divorce). Just file a name change form at your county court. Examples- Mary Anne Jones becomes Mary Anne smith-Jones. For my name example- Michael Noah Wilson-Jones