should girl change their surname after marriage?

I think it should be up to the woman. It is a nice way to show you are committed to the marriage yes. but there are many reasons why you might not want to. and I think you should have a choice. many people in the US now choose to hyphenate there last names. My mother did this when she remarried so that she would still have the last name (her original married name) that she garnered all her good credit with and so that she had still the same last name as me her child. because it can get so confusing in these modern times with all these remarriages when the children have one name and the parents have another. And it kind of gives the child still some kind of stability.(so they don't feel left out (unless child is being adopted by the new parent) I also think some Woman like their last name or maybe their husbands last name is "funny or strange" or maybe sounds really bad in combination with their first name.. lol. So I think it really should be that women have a choice.

Well this is tradition already and I guess it is not only practice in your country but worldwide. Changing that kind of tradition that a woman changes her surname is already been done for sometime already. Changing that tradition would take time if it is implemented at all. Well in my country a woman's maiden name is still used and a hypen is just added to the husband surname to show that she is married already. It usually looks like this "name-of-the-woman maidensurname-husbandsurname" more like two surnames is written. Some women do use that especially if she is a working woman and changing surname is not that easy especially if you are known by your maiden surname already.

It is also happening in my country the women changes their surname to that of their husbands. Though it is not compulsory but some do it. For me I have not change my surname and would never do. It is my identity and and marriage is union of two person and does not change the ownership of oneself. Afterall I still belong to my family and if I change my name to that of my husband it will have a lot of complications later one when it comes to personal transactions that involves my family side. I rather keep and be happy about my maiden name,

In the USA it is tradition to change the surname to the husbands family name. However it is not required. Some woman maintain their maiden name or they will hypenate there maiden and married names.

I don't like such tradition. Changing surname is like taking plant from the root, and for me it is an inequality between men and women. Why it should be women who change the surname and not men? It is a patriarchy tradition. I am so glad that my family doesn't have such tradition and against that. I might be titled as Mrs. Anyone, but my name is still Klaudine Someone.

Can I ask why you don't think it's a good idea? I think it's a necassary thing, if you are getting married then you need to bond as one with your spouse and that means your name also. I don't mean and intend for the woman to forget herself or lose herself in her marriage but you do have to be joined as one and from my experience all the woman that have changed their names have a stronger and longer marriage than the ones that didn't. That's just my 2 cents.

in my country the girl also change after marriage and it is also our tradition to use the surname of the husband. it doesnt matter about the surname even we change our surname the most important their if we dont change our personality.