Does a woman keep her surname when she marries ("maiden name")?
Verified 24 April 2026 - Public Service / Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
Yes, when you get married, a woman keeps her last name, that is to say the name on his birth certificate.
Marriage is no effect on the names of the spouses: each keeps his family name. This name will always remain on his papers.
FYI
Marriage allows each spouse to use the other spouse's name or a double name as a common name.
On the same subject
Use of her spouse's name as a common name (Article 225-1)
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