maiden name

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In 2007, Taylor - who went under her maiden name at the time - registered her business name, Katie Perry, and applied for a trademark.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

The writer’s earlier novels were published under her maiden name, Lizzie Pook.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Van Rootselaar went mostly by Jesse Strang, the maiden name of her mother, Jennifer Strang.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

The two married, both adopting the last name MacAskill—Askell’s maternal grandmother’s maiden name.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

It was around noon when Cabot found Alma’s house, and only knew it to be so from her maiden name stuck to the mailbox in tiny black and gold letters.

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley