I definitely think a name is a symbol of something personal.  I have always, however, been traditional in my own belief and look forward to changing my name to whomever I marry.  I think that it is a personal choice to hyphen, change, or keep your own name.  It would be my dream to be in a society that follows both the patriarchal and matriarchal rules where the female offspring would take the mother's last name and the males would take the father's last name.  It's amazing how many issued could be avoided.