{"id":30160,"date":"2026-10-05T17:55:26","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T21:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/?p=30160"},"modified":"2026-10-07T18:23:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T22:23:23","slug":"should-i-change-my-last-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/2026\/10\/05\/should-i-change-my-last-name\/","title":{"rendered":"Should I change my last name?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AW100526.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"272\" src=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AW100526.jpeg\" alt=\"Should I change my last name?\" class=\"wp-image-30159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AW100526.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AW100526-300x255.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Should I change my last name?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The choice of a name is a deeply personal one! People change their names, or don&#8217;t change their names, due to numerous factors like identity, simplicity, heritage, and professional interests. While I haven&#8217;t chosen to change my name, I know other spots on campus that have (like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bc.edu\/bc-web\/sites\/john-t-hayden-hall.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hayden Hall<\/a>). Overall, you&#8217;re the only one who can decide if you want to change your name and how the choice aligns with your identity and values!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The choice of a name is a deeply personal one! People change their names, or don&#8217;t change their names, due to numerous factors like identity, simplicity, heritage, and professional interests. While I haven&#8217;t chosen to change my name, I know other spots on campus that have (like Hayden Hall). Overall, you&#8217;re the only one who &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/2026\/10\/05\/should-i-change-my-last-name\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Should I change my last name?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30160"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30160\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30167,"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30160\/revisions\/30167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}