maiden name

Example Sentences

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One told me she has started using her maiden name professionally because her married name was used in a scam.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

Until this month, Ferguson kept the title Sarah, Duchess of York - but she reverted to her maiden name of Ferguson after Andrew was stripped of his Duke of York title.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025

LB: It's my mum's maiden name, so the English side of the family.

From BBC • Sep. 5, 2025

I’d recognized her when she’d visited Miss Sadie’s house, but didn’t realize that her maiden name was Carlson.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool