Jess LeWatt’s surname doesn’t come from either of her parents. Rather, it came about over a beer with friends in London. Formerly Jess Lee, she and her partner, Sam Watt, hadn’t planned to change their names when they entered a civil partnership. But the imminent arrival of a baby two years ago changed that.
LeWatt very strongly wanted to keep her own name, believing that most gender norms leave women worse off, but says that it was “really important to Sam” that they share a surname with their child.
