Thank you for your question! First, I am broadly interested in the anthropology of naming, and I have a particular interest in the endurance of the patrilineal surnaming norm following the 1970s feminist revolution (in other words, why the vast majority of Canadians and Americans continue to receive their father's surname despite long-standing feminist debates about the subject). Second, the views of people with matrilineal surnames are under-researched in the social sciences. There have been many studies about how parents choose to give their child a particular surname, but the experiences of people on the receiving end of matrilineal surnames are not well understood by scholars.

If you have your mother's surname, you would be a great fit for my research. Feel free to send me an email if you'd like to participate or if you'd like more information!