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Upon separation, women who wish to be known their maiden name. |
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Upon divorce, women who find they cannot get all their documents and records changed back to their maiden name without a Deed Poll. |
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Upon divorce, women with children who want to double-barrel their married surname with their maiden name (thus retaining a name link to their children). |
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People who have been using a different name to their birth name who want to formalise their name change so that all their official documents and records show the name they have been using. |
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Unmarried mothers, whose children were registered with the father's surname, wish their children to have their surname following the breakdown of the relationship with the father. |
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Upon marriage or a civil partnership, the couple choose to have a double-barrelled surname. |
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Women who change their surname to their partner's and their title to Mrs as an alternative to marriage. |
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Upon marriage, mothers who already have children from a former relationship want to have the surname of their children changed to the new family surname. |
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Upon marriage, brides who take their husband's surname want to make their maiden name a middle name. |
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Upon marriage, couples who wish to "mesh" their surnames to make a new surname (in preference to having a long, double-barrelled surname). |
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People who have fallen out with their family and no longer wish to be
associated by name with their family. |
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People who don't like their name because it is embarrassing. |
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Young people, when reaching the age of 16, who wish to change their surname to their mother and step-father's surname (because their father would not consent to their name change when their mother remarried). |
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People who anglo-cise their name to avoid discrimination, particularly when seeking employment. |
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People who anglicise their name to make it easier for others to pronounce. |
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People who wish to add a middle name, usually in recognition or in memory of a respected family member, while others want to include the name of a celebrity or sporting idol in their name. |
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People who want to make their username on social networking websites their legal name. |
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People who have researched their family tree and wish to change their surname back to their original family surname. |
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People who have changed their religion and wish to have a name more appropriate for their religion. |
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Transsexuals who wish to change their name and title when they decide to live in their new gender. |
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Entertainers who want to formally use their stage name. |
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People who wish to have an unusual or a "fun name". |
