How is your LAST NAME important to you?

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Rode|ette Û©

as important as my Family. Pride and Love just like being a Filipino in the Philippines or even deeper/more.

niceguyswlondon

When I forget my telephone number, it enables me to look it up in the phone book.

blueman2

because it give me a connection to my parents, relatives and my family

daljack -a girl

When I got married my maiden name became part of my whole name.

I use all 3 names.

secret_prayers2

generations and generations of awesome family! =]

techtwosue

Because it dates back to my ancestors in Ireland. We can trace our ancestry back to my great great grandfather. I'm proud of my name.

bunsann kim

Last name indicates the importance of my ancestors, which is more significant because my ancestors are from China. Chinese people value their Last Name.

obsolete professor

In my case, it tells me who my father is.

Serenity R

It's my heritage...shows where my family is from.........

rxing

It's your identity, but when I got married I changed my name and now this is my identity.

Ali

It reminds me of my ancestors
and I'm the only one left in my whole family ( realatives included) that have my last name. My mom remarried, so I'm the only one. I like it because it's unique

crankyissues

It honors my family.

Day Dreamin' in Cali'!

It identifies me from other Christina's, and it shows that I am a part of my family like advertising- I BELONG TO THIS FAMILY, LOL.

Jay R

It wasn't. I legally changed my name ten years ago and have never wanted to go back. My last name tied me to a group which I no longer identified with, so I left it. It's a me thing.

lilbabyhorse159

makes me damn proud of where I'm coming from =).

Janice D

It makes me a part of "my" family, a connection to people I share blood with. Also it makes me proud to give my last name to my children and their children, it's a common bond.

sexgod669

the last name is something that is conciered a legacy to some familys and with your last lame if its well know is honored by some unlike me when people find out mine they think im gonna rape a white chick cause its bryant i hate it

just me

It is not important. It is just somethhing that clasifys what family I belong to. It also divides people. Say if my family is known bad guys like say Hitler I am atomatically going to be asocatied with natzis.

siopaO

hehe... i hate it....

..^^_)....

Monique

i can trace back to many past generations and learn about my past.

it's who i am.. my family... dna...

Johnny B

It gets you a birth certificate.

bReAd-WiNnEr

last names are used to identify people. they're important so you'll know who's talking about who. even from the old times, even if they don't have surnames but they have something to specify which person, like Jesus of Nazareth. maybe since there are only few people back then it's easy to associate names with places. now, we have double names which are the surnames, others have triple or more names with them to be more specific.

doktorangbaliw

My family name is unique, so I know I'm the only one in the world with my name. It gives me roots as well, since I know that anyone with the same last name as mine is a relative, no matter how distant.
My Great-Grandfather migrated from China, and changed his surname from Chan (Tan) to what it is now. My Chinese friend says that Immigrants usually do that when a life-changing event happens. It proves that my family has survived through all the hardships... so I can too.

L!ZZi3

Shows where my dad came from. It sounds awesome.
Pham (Faam) It shows me who iam because in my school there is a girl with the same nname and her last name is the SAME exact thing but in herlast name it has a N instead of a M.

mel

it's not at all.

dweebken

It's my "family" name, which those nearest and dearest share with me.

Christina Oh!

Wharever it is it is IMPORTANT. That is not to say we all like our last names - - - some would prefer to have last names like Cojuangco, Imperial, Zobel de Ayala, Onassis, Trump, etc.

Whether we like our last names or not, however, is beside the point when we talk of IMPORTANCE.

Our last names tell us about our lineage, our origins, our family tree. They also facilitate our inlusion in public records like our birth certificates, our SSS registration, our marriage certificates, voter's registration, passports, etc.