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A couple may decide to have a
double-barrelled surname when
they marry.
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A woman may decide to keep her
maiden name as a middle name
after marriage.
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A woman may wish to revert to
her maiden name prior to her
divorce being finalised and
before receiving her decree
absolute.
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After a divorce a woman may want
to change to a name other than
that shown on her decree
absolute.
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Some like their names but want
to arrange them in a different
order.
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A man may choose to take the
surname of his wife on marriage.
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A different spelling of the name
is required.
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On marriage a couple may choose
to create a different surname
for themselves by meshing their
surnames together.
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Same sex partners may want to
share the same surname.
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Some people do not like the name
they were given as a child.
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Transgender persons may choose a name
to reflect their new gender.
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When people convert to a
different religion they may wish
to choose a more religious
name.
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People of foreign extraction
living in the UK may wish to
anglicise their name to make
it easier for others to
pronounce.
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When people marry or re-marry,
they may want to formally change
a child’s name to identify the
group as a family unit.
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Some people choose to change
their name to a 'fun name' such
as James Bond.
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A mother may wish to change her
child's surname to her own if
the father is absent.
