Number of Women Keeping Their Name After Marriage is on the Rise
In DepthThe New York Times’ data blog, The Upshot, has found that more and more women are keeping their names after marriage. According to a Google Consumer Survey, nearly 20% of women are now choosing to keep their name, with another 10% hyphenating or continuing to use their name professionally.
This is surprisingly the highest the number has been since the 1970s. According to The Upshot, women keeping their name dipped to its lowest numbers in the 1980s, and only made a modest rebound throughout the 1990s.