Four out of five married women in France used their husband's last name in 2022. However, this proportion was higher among women from a working class environment, the non-working population, and retired women. On the other hand, only a little more than half of the executives and higher intellectual professions bear their husband's family name. ** percent to bear the name they were born with (usually their father's), and ** percent bear their own name in addition to their husband's.
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IFOP. (February 11, 2022). Family names taken by married women in France in 2022, by socio-professional category [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/1290918/last-name-married-women-france-socio-professional-category/
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