Women's Hyphenated Names

September 12, 2024, at home

Women's Hyphenated Names

In the United States, the order of a married woman's hyphenated name is: first name, her maiden name, and then her husband's last name. In Austria (not Australia), the order is: first name, husband's last name, and then her maiden name. The Austrian version is more respectful to her husband because his last name is closer to her first name than her maiden name. He's primary. In the U.S. version, the husband is secondary.