Maiden name, birth name whatever, mine was foreign, I spent my school life, particularly when the register was called being mispronounced, thanks grandad even if I'd taken my mother's surname, she was also had the same indignity as her surname was French. Then what did I do when I married for the first time acquire a French surname, and spent a few more years at work hearing people get that wrong
Finally, got an English surname when I married my husband some 35 or so years ago, unfortunately it was made famous by a a bit of a w****r c'leb a quite famous personality, although having the name elevated to high profile, did help when checking into hotels, because there was a propensity by some to not get the name right. Although there was an occasion in America when the receptionist said "Oh my God he's not a relative of yours is he?" "Thankfully no" came our riposte.
I understand why people want to keep their birth name, but one way or another you are still getting a man's name! I remember hearing Janet Street-Porter kept that surname from a few husbands ago, because she liked the name more than hers