A man who tied the knot on Wednesday, 26th August, 2020 has revealed the real reasons he changed his surname to his wife's surname.
The man, identified previously as Ryan Morrison has now changed his name to Ryan Miyoshi, an indication of his wife's surname.
According to him, he chose to take his wife's surname, Miyoshi, because his own surname, Morrison, was chosen at random.
He said his grandfather was a Priest and they weren't allowed to get married.
His grandpa did so in secret and so, to keep it hidden, the surname Morrison was chosen randomly from a phone book. On the other hand, his new wife's surname "can be traced back for hundreds and hundreds of years.
Ryan said another reason why he's taking his wife's Japanese surname is that his father-in-law has no sibling and his new wife has only one sister, and that means "there's not a whole lot of people to carry on the Miyoshi name".
Other men who took their wife's surname also shared their stories.
One commenter explained that in Colombia everyone has two surnames, taken from the father and mother's name.
See twitter thread:
Hey y'all — I'm getting married tomorrow and taking my wife's name. Had to make a rebrand joke, srry.
— Ryan Miyoshi (@ryryjmo) August 25, 2020
See thread for why I'm taking her name ???? pic.twitter.com/y8MGIVi5LS
Long story short, my grandpa was a priest, wasn't allowed to get married, and had a secret family. As a way to help keep this all hidden, the kids were all given the last name Morrison — as the story goes — chosen by opening a phonebook and pointing at random.
— Ryan Miyoshi (@ryryjmo) August 25, 2020
On the other hand, my wife's last name comes from her Japanese father, and can be traced back for hundreds and hundreds of years. Since my father-in-law doesn't have siblings, and my wife only has a sister, there's not a whole lot of people to carry on the Miyoshi name.
— Ryan Miyoshi (@ryryjmo) August 25, 2020
I figured her name is the better choice out of the two, so why not! As of tomorrow afternoon, I will no longer be Ryan Morrison, and instead: Ryan Miyoshi
— Ryan Miyoshi (@ryryjmo) August 25, 2020
Another fun fact: The Miyoshi's have been living in California for more generations than my own family has been in the US!
— Ryan Miyoshi (@ryryjmo) August 25, 2020
