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When did Western Culture start changing married women's last names?

Im reading a historical fiction novel about medievel England when marriages were arranged for politics and wars. I notice all the women still keep the last name they were born with after marriage.

When in real history did women start changing their last names?

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  • Anonymous
    8 years ago
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    I don't know.

    Source(s): I kept my maiden name and added my husband's last name after mine.
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