Am I the only one who kept her maiden name?  Just curious!

My maiden name is Trump - and no, I'm kidding.   

I am very traditional and had no problems changing my name when I got married.  Plus, there's a big part of me that was relieved to not have to use my maiden name anymore. 

I was teased a great deal when I was a kid and quietly took the teasing until one day in 5th grade I snapped.  There was a chant among some of the boys in my class, "Ann Trump has a bump on her rump" and I had had enough.  So I slugged one of the boys (first name "Rand" <--- odd name, the irony hadn't escaped me even then) with my Starsky & Hutch lunchbox.  Gave him a bloody nose     He was fine but left me alone after that.  So did all of the other boys.

And yes, we're related to you-know-who but distantly. 

I did shamelessly use my last name often when making dinner reservations in NYC way back when, too.  That was the only time I didn't mind my name.

- Ann -

I was glad to take mu husbands name - for several reasons:

1. I have lived in the same small suburban town most of my life, so it was nice to go "incognito", if someone did not know me well enough to know my married name, then they could not look me up!

2. In this small town, my husband's Italian family is very well respected and I was honored to become a part of that.

3. It makes life a whole lot easier when the parents and kids share the same name: