In Portugal, do the daughter get the last name of the father or the
mother's maiden name?

Hi encourager7,
   
"Although Spanish women retain their "maiden" names,
and continue to use these names after marriage, their children --
while receiving both the mother and father's names -- use the
paternal name, and only pass the paternal name on to future
generations. In Portugal (that often forgotten co-habitator of
Iberia), by contrast, the woman losses her "maiden" name upon
marriage, and any children are only given the paternal name. "
http://research.umbc.edu/~korenman/wmst/lastname.html
(See message posted by "Kelli Wright")

  
I hope this answers your question.
  
jackburton
  
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portugal name maiden
portugal name father OR maiden

Hmm.  I'm of Portuguese descent.  My mother is a resident alien in the
U.S., my father being a citizen.  My mother does not use her maiden
name in the U.S., but her Portuguese documents (passport, identity
card) contain her maiden name between her middle name and my father's
last name.  I do not have my mother's maiden name in my name.

This page: http://www.portcult.com/Portugal.05.NAMES.htm refutes the
loss of maiden name.