▁María ▁Re yes ▁de ▁Gó mez . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁common ▁to ▁name , ▁in ▁formal ▁settings , ▁the ▁wife ▁of ▁a ▁man ▁as ▁" se ñ ora ▁de ▁", ▁followed ▁by ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁first ▁surname . ▁ ▁Portuguese - spe aking ▁world ▁W ives ▁usually ▁assume ▁the ▁family ▁name ▁of ▁their ▁sp ouse , ▁although ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁recent ▁tr end ▁of ▁women ▁keeping ▁their ▁ma iden ▁names . ▁Following ▁Portuguese ▁naming ▁custom s , ▁a ▁person ' s ▁name ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁given ▁name ▁( simple ▁or ▁composite ) ▁followed ▁by ▁two ▁family ▁names ▁( s urn ames ), ▁the ▁mother ' s ▁and ▁the ▁father ' s . ▁Any ▁children ▁whom ▁a ▁couple ▁have ▁together , ▁take ▁both ▁second - s urn ames . ▁ ▁Other ▁European ▁countries ▁ ▁Austria ▁In ▁Austria , ▁since ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁marriage ▁does ▁not ▁automatically ▁change ▁a ▁woman ' s ▁name ; ▁therefore ▁a ▁name ▁change ▁can ▁only ▁take ▁place ▁upon ▁legal ▁application . ▁Before ▁that ▁date , ▁the ▁default ▁was ▁for ▁a ▁married ▁woman ' s ▁name ▁to ▁be ▁changed ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁her ▁husband , ▁unless ▁she ▁leg ally ▁applied ▁to ▁opt ▁out ▁of ▁this . ▁ ▁France ▁In ▁France , ▁by ▁executive ▁decision ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁by ▁law ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁any ▁married ▁person ▁may ▁officially ▁use ▁their ▁sp ouse ' s ▁name ▁as ▁a ▁common ▁name ▁by ▁subst itut ing ▁or ▁comp ounding ▁it