• nomous@lemmy.world
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      It’s not compulsory though it’s widely practiced and probably used to be required for certain marriage arrangements.

      It’s becoming less common and many women will hyphenate their last name after marrying now.

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      Back in the 1960s maybe. Even then professional woman rarely changed.