maiden name

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Now, she reverts to her maiden name of Ferguson.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025

Pauline Margaret Brown - maiden name Doyle - was born in Birmingham and lived in Water Orton, Warwickshire.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025

Dear Liz: I use my first name, maiden name and married last name as my legal name.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2025

Her maiden name was Ford, and her father had owned a small grocery store.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell