Leslie Belisha then adopted the double-barrelled surname.

However, many couples wish to follow marital traditions and seek to change their surname to that of either partner, or combine their names to make a double-barrelled surname.

An example of a hyphenated double-barrelled surname is Hoyle-Johnson ; an example of an unhyphenated double-barrelled surname is Vaughan Williams.

The term double-barrelled surname is an analogy with double-barrelled shotgun.

In some cases, a child whose parents have divorced may be given or choose to adopt a double-barrelled surname.

To avoid the use of double-barrelled surnames, a small number of couples create a new blended surname, combining parts of each name into one, such as Villaraigosa ( from Villar and Raigosa ).

Double-barrelled names are sometimes adopted when the man has a common surname such as Smith or Jones which the couple want to avoid after marriage ; hence double-barrelled names often incorporate a common surname.

In Spanish-and Portuguese-speaking countries, having a non-hyphenated double-barrelled surname is the norm, and in some cases ( e. g., Spain ) it is actually a legal requirement.

A few upper-class families ( e. g. Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe ; Cave-Browne-Cave ; Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound ; Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby ; Vane-Tempest-Stewart ) have " triple-barrelled " surnames ( sometimes created when one spouse has a double-barrelled name and the other has a single surname ).

Many double-barrelled names are written without a hyphen ( this can cause confusion as to whether the surname is double-barrelled or not ).

Notable persons with unhyphenated double-barrelled names include David Lloyd George ( born with Lloyd as a middle name, but self-transformed into a double barrelled surname ), the composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, Sir Winston Spencer Churchill, Helena Bonham Carter ( although she said the hyphen is optional ), comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Sylvia Llewelyn Davies.

This is not, however, a double-barrelled surname though it is formed in precisely the same way.

His father, who originated from Scotland, adopted his middle name Loudoun as the first part of a double-barrelled surname, and all members of the family followed suit.

Subsequently, she took his surname of Grimes, and decided to turn it into a double-barrelled surname by adding one of his middle names, Woodford, to it.

Soon afterwards he married Marian Fraser (" Bobbie ") and took the double-barrelled surname Fraser Darling, which, although he was divorced from Bobbie in 1948, he used to the end of his life.

Typically it is the father's surname, but parents may also opt to use a double-barrelled name, separated by a hyphen.

Sinister's " Minigun " ( not to be confused with General Electric's Minigun ) has been drawn differently by different artists: small pump-action shotgun, large double-barrelled revolver and small machine pistol.

It is not clear why he has a double-barrelled name.

He had been named after his father, Dr. Paul Foucault, as was the family tradition, but his mother insisted on the addition of the double-barrelled " Michel "; while he would always be referred to as " Paul " at school, throughout his life he always expressed a preference for " Michel ".

In English speaking and some other Western countries, a double-barrelled name is a family name with two parts, which may or may not be joined with a hyphen and is also known as a hyphenated name.

Some double-barrelled names are formed in order to prevent a family name otherwise dying out, because of the lack of males in a generation or when notable property is inherited through the female line with a stipulation that the individual inheriting use the family name.

Break open actions are universal in double-barrelled shotguns, double-barrelled rifles and combination guns, and are also common in single shot rifles, pistols, and shotguns, and can also be found in flare guns, grenade launchers, air guns and some older revolver designs.

So we have: Jan Jelita Zamoyski, forming a double-barrelled name ( nazwisko złożone, literally " compound name ").

Jemela ( surname: Gerby ), 23, seems Hong Kong Oriental but has a Spanish father and an Indian mother, was born in America and educated at Holy Cross Academy and Textile High School, says she learned belly dancing at family picnics.

Gloria ( surname: Ziraldo ), circa 30, who was born in Italy and once did `` chorus work '' in Toronto, has been around longer than most of the others, wistfully remembers the old days when `` we used to get the seamen from the ships, you know, with big turtleneck sweaters and handkerchiefs and all.

The name " Capet " has also been used as a surname for French royals, particularly but not exclusively those of the House of Capet.

A family name ( in Western contexts often referred to as a surname or last name ) is typically a part of a person's name which has been passed, according to law or custom, from one or both parents to their children.

Since his surname was Franco, it has been supposed that he belonged to a family of the name which is frequently mentioned in the documents of the tenth century, and which may have been of French origin.

* Scales ( surname ), has at least two origins

** Fabius Maximus Cunctator, Roman general and statesman whose cautious delaying tactics ( which have led to his surname Cunctator, meaning " delayer ") during the early stages of the Second Punic War has given Rome time to recover its strength and take the offensive against the invading Carthaginian army of Hannibal ( b. c. 275 BC )

** Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major, Roman statesman and general, famous for his victory over the Carthaginian leader Hannibal in the Battle of Zama in 202 BC, which has ended the Second Punic War and given him the surname Africanus ( b. 236 BC )

He has found families with the surname Lafitte in Louisiana documents dating as early as 1765.

She has changed her premarital surname and kept it for life because she thinks daughters should take their mother's surnames and keep them after their marriage.

An earl has the title Earl of when the title originates from a placename, or Earl when the title comes from a surname.

Coleman refers to the surname of the former BBC broadcaster David Coleman and the suffix-balls, as in " to balls up ", and has since spawned derivative terms in unrelated fields such as " Warballs " ( spurious references to the September 11, 2001 attacks ) and " Dianaballs " ( sentimental references to Diana, Princess of Wales ).

* Wu Zixu, political advisor from Chu who has been employed at the court of the State of Wu during the reign of King Helü of Wu ; all Chinese people with the surname Wu consider him their first ancestor ( b. 526 BC )

* Fabius Maximus Cunctator, Roman general and statesman whose cautious delaying tactics ( which have led to his surname Cunctator, meaning " delayer ") during the early stages of the Second Punic War has given Rome time to recover its strength and take the offensive against the invading Carthaginian army of Hannibal ( b. c. 275 BC )

He gives the boy the surname Adverse in acknowledgement of the difficult life he has led.

* Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major, Roman statesman and general, famous for his victory over the Carthaginian leader Hannibal in the Battle of Zama in 202 BC, which has ended the Second Punic War and given him the surname Africanus ( b. 236 BC )

Many people who know of the marriage will simply assume that the married person has the same surname as his or her spouse and will use that name to introduce and address him or her.

Through an Order in Council issued in 1960, descendants of Philip and Elizabeth not bearing royal styles and titles can use the surname Mountbatten-Windsor, which has also been used by some members who do hold titles, such as Charles and Anne.

His surname has often incorrectly been listed as Matuschanskayasky ( see below for a detailed discussion ).

The rank has lived on as a surname in Russia and Finland, where it is spelt Pajari.

In some cases, following migration to English-speaking countries, it has been anglicised to the English surname ' Webber ' or even ' Weaver '.

For example in Greece, if a man called Papadopoulos has a daughter, she will likely be named Papadopoulou ( if the couple have decided their offspring will take the father's surname ), since that name has a female version.

In the United States, 1, 712 surnames cover 50 percent of the population, and about 1 percent of the population has the surname Smith, which is also the most common English name and an occupational name (" metal worker "), a contraction, for instance, of blacksmith or ironsmith, among others.