Why is Agusta Ada Byron-King now being called Ada Lovelace?

Question

I've noticed this all of a sudden. Byron-King was countess of Lovelace, but everyone seems to be using Lovelace as her last name now. It seems strange to me, like calling Kate Middleton-Windsor, duchess of Cambridge, Kate Cambridge. Is there any idea as to why this is?

gregjor · Accepted Answer

A countess is properly addressed as &ldquo;Lady&rdquo; and title, not by last name. Her family called her Ada, so she would be introduced as Lady Ada Byron-King, Countess Lovelace.Her father was George Gordon Byron, Lord Byron, but he&rsquo;s usually referred to simply as Byron.At some point &ldquo;Ada Lovelace&rdquo; stuck as the common way to refer to Lady Lovelace. I have never seen her referred to as Augusta Ada Byron-King.

xkcd-sucks · Answer

Regarding the first name: Lord Byron, the Romantic period poet, was known to have close relations (almost certainly incestuous) with his half sister Augusta Leigh. Augusta Ada was named after her, but she went by Ada for reasons of propriety, jealousy, etc.No idea about the last name.