▁State ▁has ▁no ▁legit imate ▁concern ." ▁ ▁A ▁new ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁Lucy ▁Stone ▁League ▁was ▁started ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁again ▁focused ▁on ▁name ▁equality . ▁ ▁The ▁American ▁laws ▁and ▁cases ▁noted ▁above ▁do ▁not ▁include ▁all ▁the ▁relevant ▁American ▁laws ▁and ▁cases ▁regarding ▁ma iden ▁names . ▁Currently , ▁American ▁women ▁do ▁not ▁have ▁to ▁change ▁their ▁names ▁by ▁law . ▁▁ ▁Jo in ▁both ▁names ▁( hy phen ation ) ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁less ▁common ▁for ▁women , ▁especially ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁Canada , ▁to ▁add ▁their ▁sp ouse ' s ▁name ▁and ▁their ▁own ▁birth ▁name . ▁ ▁Name ▁bl ending ▁Although ▁less ▁common ▁than ▁name ▁joining , ▁a ▁growing ▁tr end ▁is ▁the ▁bl ending ▁of ▁two ▁s urn ames ▁upon ▁marriage . ▁This ▁means ▁adding ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁names . ▁An ▁example ▁is ▁Da wn ▁O ' P orter . ▁ ▁B irth ▁name ▁as ▁middle ▁name ▁Ex amples ▁are ▁Hill ary ▁Rod ham ▁Cl inton ▁and ▁Kim ▁K ard ash ian ▁West . ▁ ▁Children ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁some ▁states ▁or ▁areas ▁have ▁laws ▁that ▁restrict ▁what ▁surname ▁a ▁child ▁may ▁have . ▁For ▁example , ▁Tennessee ▁allows ▁a ▁child ▁to ▁be ▁given ▁a ▁surname ▁that ▁does ▁not ▁include ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁father ▁only ▁upon ▁" the ▁concurrent ▁submission ▁of ▁a ▁sw orn ▁application ▁to ▁that ▁effect ▁signed ▁by ▁both ▁parents ." ▁ ▁Leg al ▁status ▁of ▁male ▁name ▁changes ▁at ▁marriage ▁In ▁ 2 0 0