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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a doubles- barreled last name. I love it, and that I have the names of both of my parents.

I didn’t change my name when I got married, so DH and I have different last names, and our kids have a double-barreled last name (combining DH’s and one of mine). I’m happy to see that my kids’ last name reflects both of their parents.

It is not a hassle to have a longer last name except in a handful of life events where you have to write your name and sign over and over - I think buying a house, at closing I had to write my name and initials over and over. Otherwise you are typing stuff and auto fill helps. Things have changed from when I was a kid and my last name didn’t fit well on forms - this isn’t really a thing anymore.

I do think that people are weird in general about “different” last names - no one thinks it’s a curse to give their child a common last name like “Richardson” which is 11 letters long, but god forbid you name them “Jones-Day” (yes I know that’s a law firm). [/quote]

I glad you have never had many problems with your names. But other people with two last names have had trouble verifying their identity because their gov't issued ID has their surname listed as &quot;Jones-Day&quot; but the company they have an account with has them listed under &quot;Day&quot; and another company has them under &quot;Jones,&quot; and the human errors accumulate and the number of hours in your life you spend on hold reaches the triple digits. You can't predict how much of a hassle it will become when they are adults, but the probability of it being a big hassle when they grow up is &gt;0.[/quote]

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