Same-surname marriage is the marriage of two people of the same surname. Historically, same-surname marriage was considered a taboo or prohibited in China...

Same-sex marriage is legal in the following countries: Opinion polls for same-sex marriage by country   Same-sex marriage performed nationwide   Same-sex...

Japan does not recognize same-sex marriages or civil unions. Several municipalities and prefectures issue same-sex partnership certificates, which provide...

Same-sex marriage has been legal in Estonia since 1 January 2024. The government elected in the March 2023 election, led by Prime Minister Kaja Kallas...

Same-sex marriage has been legal in Austria since 1 January 2019. On 4 December 2017, the Constitutional Court ruled that the non-discrimination and equality...

German tradition, double surnames can be taken upon marriage, written with or without hyphen, combining the husband's surname with the wife's (more recently...

ancient Chinese society, people of the same surname are supposed to consult with their family trees prior to marriage to reduce the potential risk of unintentional...

permission for a marriage to take place and then endorsing the same document to record the fact that the marriage has been performed. A marriage certificate...

Same-sex marriage has been legally recognized in Colorado since October 7, 2014. Colorado's state constitutional ban on same-sex marriage was struck down...

change their surnames upon marriage than men, but in some instances men may change their last names upon marriage as well, including same-sex couples....

Same-sex marriage has been legal in Malta since 1 September 2017 following the passage of legislation in the Parliament on 12 July 2017. The bill was...

needed surnames for taxation purposes and military service and churches were required to keep records of all births, deaths and marriages. The surnames with...

become patrilineal. Chinese women do not change their names upon marriage. In China, surnames have been the norm since at least the 2nd century BC. In the...

eliminating parallel-cousin marriage as an option because they would have the same surname but would leave cross-cousin marriage acceptable. In the ancient...

and responsibilities of civil marriage. On 4 February 2014, Scotland became the 17th country to permit marriage between same-sex individuals. Since the Scottish...

Surname conventions and laws vary around the world. This article gives an overview of surnames around the world. In Argentina, normally only one family...

the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 legalised same-sex marriage in England and Wales in March 2014, civil partnerships remained available to same-sex...

against marriage between people of the same surname, considered to be closely related. Conversely, in some areas, there are different clans with the same surname...

since 1 July 2009, offering same-sex couples nearly all the rights and benefits of marriage. Unregistered cohabitation for same-sex couples was recognised...

commonly performed upon marriage. According to Western tradition, the wife normally adopts the husband's surname upon marriage. Name blending is an alternative...

individuals of the same surname by 1669. In 1427 another Chinese law was adopted that fixed the marriageable age of first marriage at 15-years of age...

does not recognize same-sex marriage or civil unions. Since 2020, the Russian Constitution has explicitly outlawed same-sex marriage. The Family Code of...

rule prohibiting marriage between men and women who have the same surname resulting from belonging to the same clan and possessing the same genealogical patriline...

heir would arrange marriage of a boy child from another family. The boy would move in with the wealthy family, take on the surname of the new family,...

My Happy Marriage (Japanese: わたしの幸せな結婚, Hepburn: Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon) is a Japanese light novel series written by Akumi Agitogi [ja] and illustrated...

still retains, a separate family registration sheet, initiated on marriage under the surname of the husband or wife, but the head of each household no longer...

Same-sex marriage has been legal in Nayarit since 23 December 2015. A bill for the legalization of same-sex marriages was approved by the state Congress...

for same-sex couples with all the benefits and entitlements of marriage (except for marriage itself, adoption, IVF access, taking a partner's surname, parentage...

resurrect the bill because such marriages are "like playing genetic roulette". Texas did pass a ban on first-cousin marriage the same year as Amrhein and Andrews...

is a woman who lists herself in catalogs and is selected by a man for marriage. In the twentieth century, the trend primarily involved women living in...