Father's surname?

[Shrop63]

I, m puzzled as to why the father has a differ surname to his son when he married?

[Shrop63]

Son Powell

[CaroleW]

Was he illegitimate?

[emeltom]

In all the Censuses Henry gives his place of birth as Dawley

Baptism
Henry Powell 30 October 1825 Dawley Magna mother Emma

Marriage

Edward Hyde/Emma Powell 12 December 1825 Dawley Magna.

[Shrop63]

Seems he took his mother's name

[DianaCanada]

I have an ancestor who was illegitimate and went by his mother’s name but when he married his father was listed under his own surname.  From what I have been able to gather, he acknowledged the two sons (same mother) born out of wedlock, and in fact, the older son switched to his father’s surname in time.  My lot continued on with the female line name.