Quote Originally Posted by iris lilies View Post

I honestly got the impression from one or two people that they wanted ME to determine their surnames.
I would always assume the last name in the string of names is the surname. In my case, it's my married name. But I think that many people just don't know what a "surname" is. I bet customs officials go crazy over that when people fill out those forms on the plane before they land. There are probably all kinds of erroneous responses.