This is an interesting thread.

I have been married twice. Both times I took my husband's name. Never even considered not taking it, actually. And when I divorced after my first marriage, I kept his name because of my daughter. Otherwise, I would have gone back to my maiden name. I never had a middle name, so one benefit of taking on my husbands' last name was that it gave me 3 initials, finally! Ha Ha!!!

When Scott and I got married, I changed my name to his. When his ex-wife remarried last year, she didn't change hers, so she still has Scott's last name! It all gets very confusing! LOL!!!!