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TIL that the origin of why married couples become 'one' & women take their husband's surname dates back to the 1600s, where coverture prohibited women from having any legal identity or rights b... (www.brides.com)

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[–] yata@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That is an extremely Anglocentric TIL.

Also this bit, apparently written by accomplished historians if the author credentials are to be trusted, made me chuckle:

In mainland Europe in the Dark Ages (roughly 500 to 1000 A.D.), populations were so sparse, spread out, and loosely organized that last names were not necessarily needed to function in society.