With Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in office and Komeito out of the ruling coalition, the move to introduce a system allowing married couples to choose separate surnames has taken a huge step backward ...

As in much of the world, children in China typically inherit their father’s surname. This was once a defining characteristic of the country’s traditional patriarchal family structures, which greatly ...

In some cultures, your surname is viewed as your family's history and legacy. Not changing hers meant honouring this, says Canberra woman Yimin Qiang. "I won't change my last name after I get married, ...

A child taking the father’s surname by default? For many parents, it’s no longer such a simple choice. When Nerea Safari, 38, became a parent for the second time, she knew she wanted to do things ...

Just 81 years ago today, Turkish people were confronted with a new law, which would make them choose a formal, legal family surname – a profound change in the ordinary life of Turks who had been ...