Does the members royalty of England have last names?

Question

If so, what are they?

Answer 1

Edited: Again, I have no idea why my post was down-voted , given that it is sourced, but at the same time I have an idea.

Officially, no. The proclamation of George V on July 17, 1917, gave the royal family a house name (a dynastic name) of Windsor.

In 1960, Elizabeth II issued the following declaration:

At the Court at Buckingham  Palace, The 8th day of February 1960.

Present, the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.

Her Majesty was this day pleased to make the following declaration:

"My Lords

Whereas on the 9th day of April 1952, I did declare in Council My Will and Pleasure that I and My children shall be styled and known as the House and Family of Windsor, and that My descendants, other than female descendants who marry and their descendants, shall bear the name of Windsor:

And whereas I have given further consideration to the position of those of My descendants who will enjoy neither the style, title or attribute of Royal Highness, nor the titluar dignity of Prince and for whom therefore a surname will be necessary:

And whereas I have concluded that the Declaration made by Me on the 9th day of April 1952, should be varied in its application to such persons:

Now therefore I declare My Will and Pleasure that, while I and My Children shall continue to be styled and known as the House and Family of Windsor, My descendants other than descendants enjoying the style, title or attribute of Royal Highness and the titular dignity of Prince or Princess and female descendants who marry and their descendants shall bear the name of Mountbatten-Windsor."

Basically, Windsor or Mountbatten-Windsor is only a surname for those male-line descendants of the royal family who are not princes or princesses. Since the title of prince or princess was limited to the children and male-line grandchildren of the sovereign, the first people to bear this as a surname are the great-grandchildren of sovereigns, such as Lord Frederick Windsor.

The use of Windsor or Mountbatten-Windsor by a prince or princess of the United Kingdom is only used occasionally because a bona fide surname for them does not exist. This is illustrated by Prince William calling himself "William Wales" rather than "William (Mountbatten-) Windsor" or how Princess Beatrice calls herself "Beatrice York" rather than "Beatrice (Mountbatten-) Windsor". Were it not for registrations, forms, etc, there would be no need for an informal surname.

It is incorrect to say that The Queen's "real surname" is Wettin when Wettin was not a surname but rather a house name (a dynastic name). Her "real surname" would be whatever name she officially declared to be a surname because as of this point, she does not have one and nor do any princes or princesses of the UK (unless a princess, such as Anne, Princess Royal, marries a man with a surname).

The top contributors giving out incorrect answers should acquaint themselves with the fact that the British royals don't have a surname, as the queen's declaration specifies surnames for descendants of the royal family without the princely title. If they did, you wouldn't see York or Wales being used in lieu of Windsor or Mountbatten-Windsor.

Answer 2

Yes they even have a middle name which is SOCIAL hence their full name ROYAL SOCIAL PARASITES

Answer 3

Yes, the official surname that the descendants of Elizabeth II is "Mountbatten-Windsor." The Queen's real surname was "Wettin", a branch of the Saxe-Coburg and Gotha line of the House of Wettin. However, high anti-German feeling among the people during World War I prompted the Royal Family to abandon all titles held under the German crown and to change German-sounding titles and house names for English-sounding versions. Therefore, The Queen's surname became "Windsor", and The House of Windsor is the current Royal House of the United Kingdom and each of the other Commonwealth realms.

Mountbatten is the surname of Prince Philip, which is also an English version of the German name Battenberg. Therefore, in honour of him, his children may choose to use the surname "Mountbatten-Windsor", and Prince Charles may want to establish the first "House of Mountbatten-Windsor" as the official ruling house when he is King. However, the younger generation like Prince William and Princess Beatrice prefer to use their territorial title in place of their surname. For example, Prince William was registered as William Wales in college, and Princess Beatrice was registered as Beatrice York in college.

Answer 4

Of course they have.

the Queen's is Windsor.

Anne, her daughter, married Mark Phillips, so that is the children's name.  

Don't know what Anne did after the divorce.

Mountbatten is a big, important name among them, and so is Habsburg.  

Can't remember if Lord Snowdon was his name or title, but that would have been Princess Margaret's last name.

Answer 5

Basically since the royals' family name is now Windsor they are called that, but when they have a title they can be called that too.

For instance most of the males have been in the armed forces or at some time or another and therefore need to be referred to. I believe before his Title, Prince Andrew was known as Windsor but is now known as York. Prince Harry is called Harry Wales I think but I believe I saw Prince William being called Windsor. I think they can call themselves what they like.