In 2023, according to a survey by ElitePartner, the most common reason women wanted to keep their surname after they got married was because they had a stronger attachment to their own. 31 percent did so because of emancipation and equal rights.
Reasons for women having a separate surname to their partner after marriage in Germany in 2023
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ElitePartner. (April 28, 2023). Reasons for women having a separate surname to their partner after marriage in Germany in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1395929/women-keeping-surname-marriage-germany/
ElitePartner. "Reasons for women having a separate surname to their partner after marriage in Germany in 2023." Chart. April 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1395929/women-keeping-surname-marriage-germany/
ElitePartner. (2023). Reasons for women having a separate surname to their partner after marriage in Germany in 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1395929/women-keeping-surname-marriage-germany/
ElitePartner. "Reasons for Women Having a Separate Surname to Their Partner after Marriage in Germany in 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1395929/women-keeping-surname-marriage-germany/
ElitePartner, Reasons for women having a separate surname to their partner after marriage in Germany in 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1395929/women-keeping-surname-marriage-germany/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Reasons for women having a separate surname to their partner after marriage in Germany in 2023 [Graph], ElitePartner, April 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1395929/women-keeping-surname-marriage-germany/
