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''[[Portugal|Portugal]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[ | ''[[Portugal|Portugal]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Portugal_Names,_Personal|Names]]'' | ||
=== Surname Customs for Wives and Children === | === Surname Customs for Wives and Children === | ||
Between 1910 and 1960 the customs regarding surnames for wives and children went through a transition. | Between 1910 and 1960 the customs regarding surnames for wives and children went through a transition. | ||
*Before 1910 it was the custom for a wife to retain her maiden surname throughout her life. | *Before 1910 it was the custom for a wife to retain her maiden surname throughout her life. | ||
*Before 1910 some children were given their father's surname, some were given their mother's surname, some were given a double surname of both the father and the mother and some children were given a surname associated with neither the father or the mother. | *Before 1910 some children were given their father's surname, some were given their mother's surname, some were given a double surname of both the father and the mother and some children were given a surname associated with neither the father or the mother. | ||
A large family would topically exemplify all of these options. | A large family would topically exemplify all of these options. | ||
*From 1960 to the present it has been the almost universal custom for a wife to use her husband's surname as her own. | *From 1960 to the present it has been the almost universal custom for a wife to use her husband's surname as her own. | ||
*From 1960 to the present it has been the custom for children to be given their father's surname. | *From 1960 to the present it has been the custom for children to be given their father's surname. | ||
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