I’m Brazilian and here in Brazil there’s no well defined culture on what to do with family names. Legally, you can come out with a complete new family name at the moment of marriage, with the only rule that both people should have it.
In my case, my parents already had some long names. Dad 1 2 3 and Mom 4 5. Both me, my sister and my mom end up with 4 5 2 3, I believe because pressure from my grandparents.
By the way, having four family names, like I do, is not very common in Brazil. It is more common to have two, both the last names from the parents, e.g. Dad 1 2 and Mom 3 4 would result in Baby 4 2, with one of the parents optionally taking those names too (traditionally the woman).
We should go back to using profession as last name. Then everybody would be named Shitposter.
Wait…you guys get paid?
Only at the competitive level. Git gud and you’ll get sponsored.
Spain. This is how you make Spain.
In the Hispanic tradition it would be the Paternal name and then the Maternal name using the Paternal line, which would be the first name.
So Male 1-2 and Female 3-4 becomes Baby 1-3.
Some of the Mexicans I know just kept adding middle names.
You end up with something like Manuèl José Alvarez Ibarra Reyes Gutierrez
I believe this is a thing in Quebec.
from https://culturalatlas.sbs.com.au/canadian-culture/canadian-culture-naming
In Quebec, the Civil Code requires parents to assign their child only one surname (either a single or compound surname) derived from their respective surnames. Compound surnames may not have more than two parts, with or without hyphens. Thus, a couple named Joseph BOUCHARD-TREMBLAY and Marie DION-ROY could give their children the surnames:
- BOUCHARD
- TREMBLAY
- DION
- ROY
- BOUCHARD-TREMBLAY
- DION-ROY
- BOUCHARD-DION
- BOUCHARD-ROY, and so on.
In Quebec, the law provides that spouses retain their respective birth names when they are married.
The tradition is to go with the mans last name.
His first last name or his second last name?
You talk about it and decide together.
In our case we both kept our last names. Why change her last name when that’s who she’s always been? Really simplifies things as far as paperwork goes. Also - LPT: when you have different last names you can get double the introductory offers on things like internet packages at home. Just sign up under one name, cancel when able, sign up under the other. They don’t know you’re married.
What about the kids?
Great idea! That’s another couple of accounts you can open up, and maybe even a few credit lines when both the parents have used theirs up.
Kidding obviously, because this place gets pretty rough sometimes.
