Originally Posted by
celle
You won't convince an American authority to follow a Scandinavian perspective on naming practices.
I have found the above sentence to be false, as will informed consular and other State and DHS officials who pay attention to what goes on when it comes to naming practices of natural-born US citizens, naturalized US citizens and foreigners/foreign persons. It depends on the circumstances.
American practices with names has changed over time too, which has led to state and federal inconsistency increasingly becoming an issue even for natural-born US citizens.