Why, mainly in the past, only the women changed their surnames when married

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What is the story behind this?

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In many world cultures, the men take the woman’s name. The opposite is true in western culture. It is very common in Asian cultures for men to take on the wife’s surname, or the wife maintains her surname and the husband maintains his. In many spanish countries (spain, chile’, mexico,) it is common for the wife and husband to both maintain their respective maiden surname.

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