For instance...a certain Nancy could retake her own maiden name.It's generational. When I was growing up, women always took the husband's surname. Over time it's evolved until now it's a free-for-all: male takes her name, she takes his, they hyphenate names, construct a new surname out of parts of both names or pick something entirely different with both changing.
D'Alesandro is fancier than Pelosi...
Trust me. I know Italian names.