Originally Posted By: carmela
And yes, I was talking about all women. I don't know much about the north, admittedly, but in Sicily, NONE of the women change their last name. FACT. It was not allowed by the Italian gov't. If the rules have changed today, I don't know, but the women are still keeping their maiden names. I haven't met one or heard of one that has changed it.


I've read that too somewhere, about sicilian women keeping their maiden names. But i've never been there so thats pretty much all i know about it.