Why Sister Wives Star Meri Brown Kept Her Last Name After Leaving Kody

Photo Credit: Ethan Miller/Getty Images for AEG Live Even though Meri Brown's marriage to Kody Brown is "legally and spiritually" over, the Sister Wives star has no plans to change her last name. "I have had the conversation many times with my best friend and some other people too," Meri said. "Right now, I'm not going to [change her name]." After sharing Kody's last name "for 35 years," she has no desire to return to her maiden name. "I only had my [Dad's] name . . . for 19 years," she explained. "Also there's a lot of R's in it, and it's really hard to say. . . .