I wanted to change mine because it would be easier to spell, people wouldn't mess it up, and I don't identify much with my maiden name. But my husband and I have the same first name.. And he's well known in the community, we are in similar professional circles, so I opted to keep my maiden name.

Had my maiden name been easy I would have kept it regardless if we had the same first name or not.

And interestingly enough, my husbands last name is actually his mothers Maiden name. My husbands brother took their Dad's last name.