I'm not changing my last name, but I don't feel any particular affinity for it; it's just my dad's name to me, and we don't have a great relationship. But I did earn my degrees with this name; I published books and academic articles with this name; I'm going to get a doctorate (2022!) with this name. When I'm Dr. Lawrence, I'm sure as hell not giving it up to be Mrs. Lemoine! Granted, we plan to give our kids my partner's last name, mostly because it's cooler and less common (not because he's the man). I love his name and maybe would take it if I were in a different profession; but I publish under my name, so for branding reasons, I'm keeping it!

It's also good for genealogy for women to keep their names. It's so hard to figure out family lines when someone is just listed as "Mrs John Smith" instead of her "maiden name" (also why do we still call it that?) and oftentimes doesn't even get her first name in census records, just her husband's.

My partner's parents did something interesting. I think his mom did legally take her husband's name, but she continues using her original name at work / as her sort of "professional pseudonym." Her Facebook has both but doesn't hyphenate. They also gave their eldest son, my partner, her original last name as his middle name, which is a great way to pay homage and keep the genealogy straight.