A quote which I wrote out some years ago from a genealogy book  says,

"To create a little distinction, some people, particularly those who
had, or felt they had, some authority or standing, added their
mothers' maiden names to their surnames"

So it looks as if there is no end to the reasons why it is done


Helen.

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