do both and see how they compare  changing your name does have a effect on you  .  some chose to keep there maiden name , some use both . a very good  tool for  self awareness  of the energies that make up who you are . even if you go by a different name  you came in to this world  with certain core energies  .on some level they will always be apart of you.  law of nature says the created can not be destroyed only changed /altered . numerology is based on patterns ,cycles and perfect natural order .

you can also use these formulas  on nick names /screen names ect

Hi

Add only the consonants of each name separately and reduce to a single-digit. Next, add the resulting numbers of the names and reduce to a single-digit.  What I prefer is to calculate both the names separately and then I study both names (maiden & married), then I reduce them both to a single digit and study that number.  The married name focus on the present and the maiden name focus on how your personality was in the past.  

Regards,
Night Owl

Thank you both for your replies.  One more question, first and last name, no middle right?  This is so wild, my maiden name first and last comes out to a 5 which is also my life path number.  My maiden comes out to a 8.  Is that comon that the name that you are given at birth to also match your life path number?

I have to tell you what a little bit of knowledge can do for you.  I recently joined a gym and was in the sauna one day when it was pretty crowded and a guy was saying that it was his birthday.l  So sitting there, I added his numbers and told him about what I could remember about life path numbers and he was so impressed that by the time I had left, the whole sauna was adding their numbers and wanting to know more.

your middle name is important if you have one  it shows your spiritual transit   and it effects your essence  cycle which comes from all your full name at birth .

sorry error in the above post the middle name is for the mental transit  :


The Transits are found among the individual letters of your name, and are used in conjunction with the Essence Chart to provide additional information about your year ahead.

Your name can be viewed as a piece of music that vibrates in time. Your life, therefore, can be visualized as a musical score, with the individual letters making specific contributions at given points, just as notes in a musical piece are played at specific moments to give a piece of music its rhythm, character, and nuance. Each note or letter has a specific duration and influence over your life during a specific period of time.

How to Find Your Transits.

The Transits are derived from the letters of your first, middle, and last names. Each name provides information on a particular level of your consciousness: the physical, mental, and spiritual. The Physical Transit is derived from your first name; the Mental Transit from your middle name; and the Spiritual Transit from your last name. For those who do not have a middle name, the last name provides the Transit information for both the Mental and the Spiritual. For those who have more than one middle name, the middle names should be strung together into one long name. If you received more than one last name, string the last names together into one long last name.


more insight into the personality number

Your Personality number is derived from the consonants of your full name at birth. Your Personality is like a narrow entrance hall to the great room that is your true nature. It is those aspects that you feel comfortable sharing with people at the outset of a relationship. With time and trust, you invite others into the deeper aspects of your nature; you reveal more of who you really are, in effect, your Heart's Desire, Expression, and so on.

Your Personality number often serves as a censoring device, both in terms of what you send out, as well as what you allow to approach. It discriminates in the kinds of people and information you let enter your heart and mind. For this reason, your Personality is usually much more narrow and protective in its definition than the real you. It can screen out some of what you do not want to deal with - people or situations - but it also welcomes those things that immediately relate to your inner nature.

Fortunately or unfortunately, this narrow entrance is the first impression people get of you. It either welcomes and intrigues them, or it causes them to lose interest.