In France, four out of five married women have their husband's family name in 2022. However, this phenomenon decreases with age: while 90 percent of married women over 65 years of age declare that they use their husband's last name, only a little more than half of the younger women do so. In addition, 40 percent of 18 to 24 year olds and a quarter of 25 to 34 year olds use the family name they were born with (i.e., in most cases, their father's name).
Family names taken by married women in France in 2022, by age group
Characteristic
Have husband's name
Have their own family name (i.e. the one they were born with)
Have a double name (husband's and own family name)
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IFOP. (February 11, 2022). Family names taken by married women in France in 2022, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085664/last-name-married-women-france-age-group/
IFOP. "Family names taken by married women in France in 2022, by age group." Chart. February 11, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085664/last-name-married-women-france-age-group/
IFOP. (2022). Family names taken by married women in France in 2022, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085664/last-name-married-women-france-age-group/
IFOP. "Family Names Taken by Married Women in France in 2022, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085664/last-name-married-women-france-age-group/
IFOP, Family names taken by married women in France in 2022, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085664/last-name-married-women-france-age-group/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Family names taken by married women in France in 2022, by age group [Graph], IFOP, February 11, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085664/last-name-married-women-france-age-group/