In 2023, according to a survey by ElitePartner, after marriage around 75 percent of men in Germany said that their partner took their surname. 10 percent of men and women kept their own last names.
Please think back to choosing a surname when you got married. Which situation applied to you?
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ElitePartner. (April 28, 2023). Please think back to choosing a surname when you got married. Which situation applied to you? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1395914/men-women-taking-surname-germany/
ElitePartner. "Please think back to choosing a surname when you got married. Which situation applied to you?." Chart. April 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1395914/men-women-taking-surname-germany/
ElitePartner. (2023). Please think back to choosing a surname when you got married. Which situation applied to you?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1395914/men-women-taking-surname-germany/
ElitePartner. "Please Think Back to Choosing a Surname When You Got Married. Which Situation Applied to You?." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Apr 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1395914/men-women-taking-surname-germany/
ElitePartner, Please think back to choosing a surname when you got married. Which situation applied to you? Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1395914/men-women-taking-surname-germany/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Please think back to choosing a surname when you got married. Which situation applied to you? [Graph], ElitePartner, April 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1395914/men-women-taking-surname-germany/