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

Until this month, she kept the title Sarah, Duchess of York - but she reverted to her maiden name of Ferguson after Andrew voluntarily gave up the usage of the Duke of York title.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025

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

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025

“We have many great candidates, one in particular Eleni Tsakopoulos, whom I support,” Pelosi said, referring to Kounalakis by her maiden name.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 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