Surnames (General)

by Dewey R , upstate New York, Sunday, August 20, 2006, 09:51 (6671 days ago) @ bertha

It is not at all unusual in the US to give a child, particularily a son,the mother's maiden name as a middle name. The practice is not restricted to those with UK antecedents. My mother was a Reed so I, the oldest son, have Reed as a middle name.
Dewey