▁so . ▁ ▁Usually , ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁these ▁mar ri ages ▁are ▁given ▁their ▁father ' s ▁surname . ▁Some ▁families ▁( main ly ▁in ▁the ▁USA ) ▁have ▁a ▁custom ▁of ▁using ▁the ▁mother ' s ▁ma iden ▁name ▁as ▁a ▁middle ▁name ▁for ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁children — Fran k lin ▁Del ano ▁Ro ose vel t ▁received ▁his ▁middle ▁name ▁in ▁this ▁way ▁or ▁even ▁as ▁a ▁first ▁name . ▁Sp ess ard ▁Holland , ▁a ▁former ▁Governor ▁of ▁Florida ▁and ▁former ▁Senator , ▁whose ▁mother ' s ▁ma iden ▁name ▁was ▁Virginia ▁Sp ess ard , ▁received ▁his ▁first ▁name ▁in ▁this ▁way . ▁ ▁Ret ain ▁the ▁birth ▁name ▁ ▁Women ▁who ▁keep ▁their ▁own ▁surname ▁after ▁marriage ▁may ▁do ▁so ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁reasons : ▁▁ ▁Ob jection ▁to ▁the ▁perce ived ▁inequality ▁of ▁this ▁tradition . ▁ ▁Being ▁the ▁last ▁member ▁of ▁their ▁family ▁with ▁that ▁surname . ▁ ▁To ▁avoid ▁the ▁h ass le ▁of ▁paper work ▁related ▁to ▁their ▁change ▁of ▁name . ▁ ▁W ishing ▁to ▁retain ▁their ▁identity ▁ ▁Pre fer ring ▁their ▁last ▁name ▁to ▁their ▁sp ouse ' s ▁last ▁name ▁ ▁F ear ▁of ▁professional ▁ram ifications . ▁ ▁The ▁American ▁suff rag ist ▁and ▁abol ition ist ▁Lucy ▁Stone ▁( 1 8 1 8 – 1 8 9 3 ) ▁made ▁a ▁national ▁issue ▁of ▁a ▁married ▁woman ' s ▁right ▁to ▁keep ▁her ▁own ▁surname ▁( as ▁she ▁herself ▁did ▁upon ▁marriage ) ▁as ▁part