when i moved in with my aunt after my family died, my aunt asked what my name was on my birth certificate my first middle and two last names were listed. i always went by my mothers maiden name. but my aunt asked why i didnt go by my fathers last name. i was around 8 or something. i told her my name is _ _. im not going to say it but its my first name and my mothers maiden name. it had always been that way. but when my family died. my aunt changed my name basically. and it was a bad move in hindsight it was a very destructive move by my aunt. my aunt saw me as a hispanic type not the other.