Hi @Glisten 

I took my grandmother's name when I separated from my husband - my parents were furious but I felt free to please myself 

My married name is rare even with its variety of spellings - I think it originally came from Cornwall - I didn't like it - now in my senior years I wonder why young women give up their name when they marry - why should they? - unless they really want to.

My grandparents were migrants from Great Britain - when I realised everyone in the family that I knew had the same surname I wanted my maternal grandmother's name - now I have lived happily with it for well over thirty years. It's Northern Irish. It's very common so I could possibly post - however the rules here maintain our privacy - which is safe I guess.

All the best Glisten

Owlunar