Originally Posted by noveltyjunkie
I did not take my husband's name when we married, so yes I would use my "maiden name".
Lots of my friends did not change their names either. Is it unusual in the US?
In the USA, it is traditional for the woman to take their husband's last name. In all the USA history, this seems to be the custom. However, many women use their maiden name as their middle name. In the current age, many women hyphenate their maiden name with their husband's name so that their maiden name is predominate. Other women don't take their husband's name at all.
In my husband's family, it is tradition for the wife to use your maiden name as your middle name. I chose not to since both the surnames rhyme with each other. Just couldn't do it. I like the "nee" suggestion, though. I might use that.