Why Do People Change Their Name?
People change their name for all sorts of reasons and they are legally entitled to do so as long as they are not attempting to deceive or defraud anyone. Below is a list of the most common reasons for someone to change their name by Deed Poll:
- People do not like the name they were given at birth.
- Newly married couples wish to use both their surnames and join them together with a hyphen.
- People who have been known by a different name to the one which is shown on their birth certificate and want legalise their name change so that official records and documents can be amended.
- Transsexuals who wish to change their name to reflect their new gender after gender reassignment surgery.
- People who wish to revert to their maiden name after the break-up of their marriage but do not want to wait for their divorce to be finalised.
- Mothers with sole parental responsibility for their child may wish to change the child's surname from the fathers to her own.
