Wow, what rotten inlaws.

I'm just being a sheep and agreeing with everyone. I in the same situation would take a look at the baby's last name too. What's to say he can't have your maiden name and you change back or hyphenate your last name. So some might say that's just putting fuel on the fire but I won't be walked all over.

I know of 2 couples where the man has taken the womans name, 2 where they have both adopted a hyphenated name making a combination of the 2 original names and 1 where they chose his mothers maiden name and both took it...

It sounds like your DH doesn't have a very good self esteem and has probably been bullied by his parents all his life. I'm sorry to say it but I think he needs to grow some hair on his balls and be his own man...he's not 8 anymore.