Thirty years ago, I did not change my name. Twenty six years ago my sister did not change her name. Two years ago, my daughter did not change her name. Maybe it runs in families?
Our children have two middle names - one being my surname. That was very helpful when they were young and I traveled with them internationally - especially after 9/11.
My surname is difficult to pronounce for most without a similar ethnic background. But it’s a heck of a lot of fun to mess with telemarketers and the robo callers. No, you may NOT call me by my first name - you just go right ahead and use my surname when your script calls for ‘name of person’.