Surname law matronym from the name of a parent or parent-in-law; these possibilities are not necessarily open to native Icelanders. Reza Shah Pahlavi ordered Iranians to adopt Western style surnames in place of old Islamic names and titles during his reign. A law in Japan dating from 1896 requires a married couple to have a common surname. Most commonly it was the wife who took her husband's name. In 2011, this law was challenged as unconstitutional on gender equality grounds, but the Supreme Court of Japan upheld the law in 2015. Prussia tasked the implementation of surnames to E. T. A. Hoffmann.
Subject to Change (band) only available in limited commercial release and never promoted. Only several thousand copies were ever sent out to the public, and they are considered collector's items. Subject to Change (band) Subject to Change was a rock music band formed in 1991 featuring the lead vocals and lyrics of actress and singer Cree Summer. The band was signed to the Capitol record label and recorded one album, "Womb Amnesia". The album was a funk rock fusion album that reflected the popular grunge of the time. It featured intense feminist lyrics and spawned the song "Soul Sister," which would go on to