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ArchivesRe: Surname tradition in Argentina
in reply to a message by Megan
There is an article on Spanish naming customs here -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_naming_customs
If you read down you'll see a note on Argentinian names. It would appear that a formal Spanish surname requires both father's and mother's surname, father's name first, but an Argentinian only needs one surname.
However, it's not clear how a married woman would be known. In Spain a married woman keeps her surname but adds her husband's. In Argentina ... ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_naming_customs
If you read down you'll see a note on Argentinian names. It would appear that a formal Spanish surname requires both father's and mother's surname, father's name first, but an Argentinian only needs one surname.
However, it's not clear how a married woman would be known. In Spain a married woman keeps her surname but adds her husband's. In Argentina ... ?
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