<Dd> Usually, the children of these marriages are given their father's surname . Some families have a custom of using the mother's maiden name as a middle name for one of the children--Franklin Delano Roosevelt received his middle name in this way or even as a first name . Spessard Holland, a former Governor of the U.S. State of Florida, and a former U.S. Senator, whose mother's maiden name was Virginia Spessard, received his first name in this way . </Dd> <Dt> Retain the birth name </Dt> <Dd> Persons who keep their own surname after marriage do so for a number of reasons . Objection to the inequality of the tradition is one major reason . Some people are the last ones in the family with that surname . Others don't want to bother with the paperwork . Common reasons for maintaining their birth name include not wanting to lose their identity, preferring their last name to their spouse's last name, and fear of professional ramifications . </Dd> <Dd> The American suffragist and abolitionist Lucy Stone (1818--1893), made a national issue of the right to keep one's own surname as part of her efforts for women's rights in the U.S. Because of her, women who choose not to use their husbands' surnames have been called "Lucy Stoners". </Dd>

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