I’ll just leave this here: ‘Anastasia Beaverhausen’
Your argument is invalid. ;)
I still use my married name because it was my name longer than my maiden name and my MIL (ex’s mother!) asked me to keep it after the divorce.
When that Grandpa came to America from Sweden, his Swedish last name was as common as mud. He changed it to an American translation for ‘New Mountain’ as he was now climbing a new mountain by coming to America.
I always thought that was cool. It’s also fun being a German Jew, posing as a Lutheran with a Swedish last name, LOL! Still gets me into all the good Lutheran Church Suppers, which is the most important reason. ;)
I come from a long line of German Jews. My Great-Great Grandpa came to American in the mid-1800’s from Germany. He was tired of being persecuted as a Jew, so he became a Lutheran instead, though he kept his German name.
LOL