On 24th September 2019 Linden Lab posted a tiny bit on the return of Last Names almost hidden away in the middle of the blog post. The latest new status is now “Stay tuned for updates on when to expect the return of Last Names“.
Here is the only section relating to Last Names..
More to come!
There’s more in the works, too! Stay tuned for updates on when to expect the return of Last Names, availability of a new mobile app beta, changes to Premium options, improvements to Events, Search, the Destination Guide, and much more.
It’s good the lab are still thinking about returning Last Names but giving no projected time estimations on when that will happen is just not good enough sadly. During the past year including the recent Second Life birthday celebrations the lab have been saying “it’s still being worked on” and there are still complications associated with this process.
It would be nice if the lab could let the Second Life community know in-depth on the progress it’s making. I’m guessing we may hear something before the end of 2019 or early 2020 at the latest. It could possibly be rolled out before then. Linden Lab should of never got rid of Last Names in the first place I think.
Don’t forget the lab promised this was going to happen last year at number 7 in the list via the fifteen reasons to celebrate Second Life 15th birthday blog post.
7. The return of Last Names – You’ve asked for it (a lot!), so we will provide a way to customize your last name in Second Life! More details will be available later this year.
I ran a poll earlier in the year back in April 2019 and here are the results..
The poll received 57 votes and 93% say YES they want to see Last Names return again.
Here is a new poll set up today below to see if the overall opinion has changed or no…
Poll: Should Last Names Return ?
Daniel Voyager 
Due to the extreme complexity of implementing last names, I can understand why the lab continues to be vague on the progress. I also am not sure where it is on the list of feature priorities. The mention in the blog post seemed more like an afterthought teaser to me.
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I still do not understand what will be gained by the return of last names.
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Daniel… I like your blog. Is there anyway to “follow” your blogs other than being notified via email of new ones? I don’t check my email very much and would like to be able to know of updates and/or new posts.
Thanks!
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You could add my blog to your favourites in your web browser.
I don’t think WordPress allows for anything else other than sending new posts to your email address.
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Last Names could be available before the end of January 2020
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