Why do children take their father's surname instead of their mother's?

You can take your mother's surname. Most families are used to taking their father's surname. This is just a habit. There is no explicit stipulation that children must take the father's surname, and the father can take the mother's surname if he wishes.

Legally speaking, you can use your mother's surname. There is no rule that a child should take his father's surname at birth, but everyone is used to it. It turns out that in ancient times, men dominated the family, women had to obey their husbands, and children had to take their fathers' surnames at that time, so this habit gradually passed down. Now the society is completely different. Everyone is advocating gender equality, and women hold up half the sky. Family is no longer a man's world, and some women will ask their children to have their own surnames. Children's surnames can be agreed by both parents, and there is no stipulation on who they must take their surnames with. If there are two children in the family, it is quite common that one takes the father's surname and the other takes the mother's surname.

Most of them are still named after their mothers. Nowadays, many families still pay more attention to carrying on the family line, so many male families will give their children a surname after giving birth. Many girls didn't expect her to carry on the family line when they were born, so they won't think so much when they have children in the future. Because most of the families we see are children with the same surname as their fathers, many people think that children can't take their mother's surname. This is a wrong understanding, which is legal and moral.

Having the same surname as dad is also a comfort to dads. Nowadays, many families have heavy responsibilities, and most of them are shouldered by men. For fathers, it is a comfort that both children and fathers have surnames. When they are struggling, they recall that they have to work hard because of their children, which will also make their fathers feel very cordial, so many children still have the same surname as their fathers.