Their surname before they were married (and therefore took husbands surname, assuming they were married and chose to do so).
Your mother's maiden name is her surname before she got married for the first time and took her husband's surname.
Her birth last name, or her last name prior to being married.
If the mother has been married more than one time, then she may have more than 1 maiden name, but it usually refers to her last name that she had when she was born.
a mothers maiden name is the name they had before they were married a.k.a your mothers grandparents sur-name hope it helped:D
maiden name
Gretchen Ludwig was her mothers maiden name
Dandle.
Ruby
Wassermann
Toomes.
DiGiorgio
Her name was Elena Fedorovona (maiden name)
Because its the one of the most memorable names. For example, your mother takes your fathers name if they wed and so (unless you pretty much have no interest in your mother) you should know their maiden name. Also because if it were you surname that's easy, to track a mothers maiden name would mean searching through wedding records.
Abiah Folger
Leona lewis:)
faltisco i believe