How do orphanages give abandoned children last names?

They used to give them the last names of their donors. Sometimes the children already have names, like if the parents both died in an accident or if they were abandoned a little older. read more

Sometimes the children already have names, like if the parents both died in an accident or if they were abandoned a little older. Sometimes it is up to a judge and the courts to give the children a random last name, usually one that is pretty common. read more

Yes, orphans have last names. Sometime it is the last name of their first mother or father and sometimes they are assigned a name by a Judge or Orphanage or Hospital Staff. Names DO NOT have to be changed at adoption, but adoptive parents ARE given the OPTION to do so. read more