How To Change Your Name

If you wish to be known by a different name you can change your name at any time, provided you do not intend to deceive or defraud another person. There is no legal procedure to follow in order to change a name. You simply start using the new name.

You can change your forename or surname, add names or rearrange your existing names. Although there is no legal way to change a name, you may want evidence that you have changed it.