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More men taking their wives' last names

omaha.com — People are more accepting when women change their names in marriage because it's an age-old custom — although, he said, in 14th and 15th century England, men were known to take their wives' names if a woman's family was more prominent.

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  • Kylde, on 10/05/2008, -0/+1I took my common-law wife's surname at the birth of our 1st child 16 years ago, it's painless (at least here in the UK)
  • jkiriaka, on 10/06/2008, -0/+1moron
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