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Hannah had used her mother's maiden name on her social media for years before she legally made the change.

Image source, Kylee Lynn PhotographyImage caption, Hannah (right) chose a combination of her mother's maiden name and her husband's surname after she got married

For more than a decade, Hannah had been known by two surnames.

On social media, sports rosters, email and restaurant bookings, she was Hannah Leonard, sharing her surname with her mother.

But legally, and at work and school, she had a different surname - the one she inherited from her father.

Hannah's parents divorced when she was a toddler and she hasn't had much of a relationship with her dad since. She says she last saw him seven years ago and isn't sure where he's living now.