Making a Name
Women's Surnames at Marriage and Beyond
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4029256 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Claudia Goldin (0000-0003-3842-1604, Henry Lee Professor of Economics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts.), Maria Shim (Graduated in the Harvard University class of 2001 and is currently working in San Francisco, California.) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 143-160 |
| Publication date | 2004-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Economic Perspectives (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0895-3309 • E-ISSN: 1944-7965 |
| Publisher | American Economic Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1257/0895330041371268 |
| OpenAlex | W2124075174 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 55 |
| References cited | 4 |
This paper tracks the fraction of college graduate women who kept their surnames upon marriage and after childbirth and explores some of the correlates of surname retention. Data from the New York Times, Harvard College alumni books, and Massachusetts birth records are used. Surname retention at marriage greatly increased from 1975 to about 1985 although Massachusetts birth records and the Harvard data show a decrease in the fraction keeping their surnames beginning around the early 1990s. The observable characteristics of importance in surname retention are those revealing that the bride has already "made a name" for herself
Childbirth · Demographic economics · Economics · Genealogy · Political science · Pregnancy · Sociology · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · History · Law · Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
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| Unique citing works | 55 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,5 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2026 (23) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 51 |