UK Wedding News
08/07/2013
The survey, which was carried out by Facebook, found that the highest proportion of those choosing not to take their husband's names is among those in their 20s.
The findings, which are published in the Sunday Times, also revealed that 63% of those in that age group decided to use their new husband's name. This compares to 74% for brides in their 30s, while for women in their 60s, 88% take their partner's name.
Only 4% had hyphenated their surname to incorporate their maiden name and their husband's surname.
The social networking site, which has 33m users in the UK alone, analysed the names of women on the site who said they were married, and compared them to their husband's profile.
Looking at the results, Rachel Thwaites, from the University of York, who has done research in marital name-changing, said: "The discussion has opened up slightly, but the norm of name changing is still prevalent and there remains cultural and social pressure on women to change names.
"Women who resist this pressure are often doing so as a feminist decision or a move for equality in their relationship."
Angela McRobbie, Professor of Communications at Goldsmiths, University of London, added: "The generation now in their 30s were too easily swayed by the complex backlash against feminism, but we are now seeing a kind of uprising among younger women."
(JP/MH)
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1 In 3 Brides Keep Their Maiden Names
New research has found that one in three new brides now choose to keep their maiden name when they tie the knot.The survey, which was carried out by Facebook, found that the highest proportion of those choosing not to take their husband's names is among those in their 20s.
The findings, which are published in the Sunday Times, also revealed that 63% of those in that age group decided to use their new husband's name. This compares to 74% for brides in their 30s, while for women in their 60s, 88% take their partner's name.
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Only 4% had hyphenated their surname to incorporate their maiden name and their husband's surname.
The social networking site, which has 33m users in the UK alone, analysed the names of women on the site who said they were married, and compared them to their husband's profile.
Looking at the results, Rachel Thwaites, from the University of York, who has done research in marital name-changing, said: "The discussion has opened up slightly, but the norm of name changing is still prevalent and there remains cultural and social pressure on women to change names.
"Women who resist this pressure are often doing so as a feminist decision or a move for equality in their relationship."
Angela McRobbie, Professor of Communications at Goldsmiths, University of London, added: "The generation now in their 30s were too easily swayed by the complex backlash against feminism, but we are now seeing a kind of uprising among younger women."
(JP/MH)
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