Can children take their grandmother's surname?

Of course. In any of the following circumstances, you can choose a surname other than the father's surname and the mother's surname:

1, choose the surnames of other immediate elders;

2. Choose the surname of the supporter because of the support of someone other than the legal supporter;

3. There are other legitimate reasons.

Surnames reflect blood inheritance, ethical order and cultural tradition, and citizens' choice of surnames involves public order and good customs. In fact, it should follow the father's surname or the mother's surname, which conforms to the traditional culture and ethics of China and the wishes and practical practices of the vast majority of citizens.

There are also some citizens who choose surnames other than their father's surname and mother's surname for reasons such as returning to their ancestors' surnames and being raised by others. Citizens can choose other surnames if they have justified reasons. Citizens have the right to name according to law. When exercising the right to name, citizens should also respect social morality and must not harm social interests.

Extended data:

The original source of ancient surnames in China is primitive religious worship, totem worship and ancestor worship based on "Heaven". The so-called "heaven" is the law that everything has. Primitive totem worship is the root of China's ancient surnames. A large number of ancient documents and totem beliefs preserved by modern ethnic minorities support this view.

Descendants from the same ancestor are called clans. Surnames originate from the names of tribes or tribal leaders. Its main function is to distinguish the descendants of different clans in the tribe and facilitate intermarriage between different clans. Therefore, the appearance of surnames marks the change from group marriage system to consanguineous marriage system, which is an important milestone in the progress of human civilization.

Surnames are passed down from generation to generation, which is generally stable, while surnames change with the changes of feudal cities and official positions, so there will be several surnames or different surnames between father and son in a person's descendants. Last name and first name together form a person's first name. "Surname, unified his ancestors from the exam; The surname is not divided by his descendants. " The surname is a racial number, and the surname is a branch of the surname. Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, surnames began to merge.

China Net-China plans to stipulate that children can choose surnames other than their parents' surnames under three circumstances.