More than a third of single women plan to keep their maiden name when they get married and seven per cent of married women refuse to take their husband's name.

THEY may have found their Mr Right, but fewer women than ever are willing to become Mrs Right, says a new survey.

A proud 45 per cent of those say they don't want to lose their family name, while 41 per cent just prefer their own name to their husband's.

But the poll reveals that men aren't happy at the new trend - 51 per cent say they would be extremely offended if their wife didn't take their family name.

A third of men went as far as to say they would demand that their fiancée take their name when tying the knot.

Half of the 3,000 Britons polled for Debenhams Wedding Gift Service think professional reasons are valid for keeping a maiden name, while 37 per cent say refusing to take your husband's name is fine if your Christian name sounds strange alongside it.