Last names

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True / False When a woman gets married, even in social situations she doesn't use the husband's last name

False

Which Latin American countries continue this two last names tradition?

Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela

True / False Children in Spanish-speaking countries often live with their parents well into their thirties.

True

True / False When a woman gets married she doesn't legally take her husbands name, but keeps her two maiden last names.

True

True / False In Spanish-speaking countries, just like in the U.S., there is a rush for young adults to move out and become independent.

false

All surnames come from who?

grandfather

What is el apellido paterno

paternal surname (last name of father)

In which two countries do women legally adopt the husbands last name?

Peru and Ecuador

Which Spanish-speaking country does two last names come from?

Spain

What is el apellido materno

maternal surname (last name of mother)

Why are there two last names in the Spanish-speaking world?

one from father and one from mother

Who's surname comes first?

the father's

What two words connect the two last names?

y or de


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