21ST CENTURY ATTITUDES: Study finds women still prefer to take husband’s last name; 50 percent of those surveyed also supported a law requiring women to take their husband’s name. “The researchers found that more than two-thirds of Americans in the study said that it’s best if a woman takes her husband’s name upon marriage. The researchers expected that a majority of Americans would feel this way, Powell said, but they were more surprised to find that 50 percent supported a law requiring women to take their husband’s name.”