What is the story behind this?
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Earlier, this was because of the terrible misconception that women or female children were either the property of the parents or of the husband. Since during marriage, the parents (especially the father) gave away “their property” to the other family it made sense that the woman took the man’s surname. This was common especially in western cultures. Now , we know that the two spouses in a marriage are equal (gender doesn’t matter) but people can still take their spouses’ last name for tradition’s sake or of they like it.
The difference is earlier it was a misguided cultural necessity, now it’s a choice.
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