re: Introducing yourself with your mother's maiden name

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My father had the cash. I use his name. But my money is my own.

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Did you make it ALL by yourself? Or did you get nudged along?

The British royals have Elizabeth's last name (Windsor) instead of Philip's (Mountbatten).

In other words, if you do this, you're an inbred German.

But she didn't (hypothetically)

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I wish I could say that.

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Anyone with sense does.

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Does anyone here do this?

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I hope not.

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The British royals have Elizabeth's last name (Windsor) instead of Philip's (Mountbatten).

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I think it's Mountbatten-Windsor.

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I think it's Mountbatten-Windsor.

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Only those who won't succeed (as in the literal legal sense).

And comparing the most prominent hereditary family in the world to our founding families, Brahmins, and other newer old money folks (Rockefellers, Kennedys, etc) is not really a good practice.

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Its a latin american thing. Here, not so much.

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Don't Hispanic traditionally have like 4-5 names?

depends on how you measure poor. probably.

If you're a guy it's pretty douchey. It's like you're trying to get by on your family's merits because your own aren't enough. At least that's the situation you are painting. I will say I'm "Janet Smith's" son (not her real name) to people who might have known her growing up just so they have a frame of reference. That's a rare situation though.