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Married couples who don’t share the same last name are more likely to get divorcedWhat's in a name? Maybe a happy marriage.Spouses who don't share a last name get divorced far more often than those who do — and they split up sooner, data reveals.Married couples with different surnames call it quits at a 50% higher rate and make it an average of just eight to 10 years before filing for divorce, according to an analysis from the Institute for Family Studies.By contrast, couples with the same last name stick together about 12 years before divorce on average, according to the report, which analyzed 2023 Pew Research Center data and Texas divorce records.