New parents in the Netherlands will soon have the right to give their children both their surnames under legislation backed by the senate on Tuesday. The dual surname will be written without a hyphen ...

Last week’s “Roots & Branches” column profiled reader Niels Witkamp’s attempt to extend his Dutch surname line into Germany, based on a couple of entries in the Netherlands that pointed to either ...

Parents will have the right to give their children both their surnames under new legislation submitted to parliament on Tuesday. The dual surname will be written without a hyphen and parents will also ...