Surname law can refer to any law controlling the use of surnames. Specifically, it may refer to:
On 21 June 1934, Turkey adopted Surname Law which required all its citizens to adopt and use Western-style surnames.
The law in Japan requires a married couple to have a common surname. Most commonly it was the wife who took her husband's name. However, this law has been recently challenged on gender equality grounds. Japan is the only country in the G8 countries that has a formal law requiring a person to change their surname on marriage.
Famous quotes containing the word law:
“The great King of kings
Hath in the table of his law commanded
That thou shalt do no murder. Will you then
Spurn at his edict, and fulfill a man’s?
Take heed; for he holds vengeance in his hand
To hurl upon their heads that break his law.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)