What I meant, Mal, was that there was technically no boundary to keeping her maiden name, and that it is particularly popular with women who have becom well known by that name...

In France they're still dawning to the whole question of women keeping their maiden name, husbands aren't allowed to take on their wives name unless they have serious reason to (such as having an embarassing-sounding name themselves and wanting to get rid of it. However, being the son of a famous murderer or something nasty is not considered a serious reason... Duh !)