Originally Posted by Kalnaur

My advice is this: it is you who will have to live with this name for the rest of your life. Do you really think your father would desire your unhappiness just so you keep his last name? My brother plans on changing his last name, not because he dislikes his last name but because the name he wants to change it to is something he closely identifies with. Only you can make this choice, but in the end remember it is you who will have to live with your choice.