Anyone know anything about Double Barrel Surnames?

[pigletpoo]

If you are not married and want to give your baby a double barrell surname, can you decide to "drop" one of the names at a later date? Or just not use it? and if so, does it mater which name you drop - or is it the last one that has to go?

Any info, or ideas where I could get info would be apprecited.

Thanks

piglet xx

 

[Redshoes]

My cousin's little boy has a double barrelled surname, and generally on his school paintings etc they'll put the initials rather than both names, or just the LAST name. I don't know about dropping one, if it's on his birth certificate it is his name, but in daily life I think generally just the last surname is used to save time, ink

 

[budge]

If you are not married and want to give your baby a double barrell surname, can you decide to "drop" one of the names at a later date? Or just not use it? and if so, does it mater which name you drop - or is it the last one that has to go?

Any info, or ideas where I could get info would be apprecited.

Thanks

piglet xx

when you go to register the baby you can add a double barreled name. You cannot add it after registering them though.
You can drop either of the names at any time. except in official documents.

hope that helps.

 

[sunnyday]

You can change a name at any time by deed poll.

http://www.ukdps.co.uk/CanIChangeMyChildrensNames.html

 

[pigletpoo]

Thanks guys.

I'm just thinking if things don't work out in the future with me and OH, I dont want my child having a different surname to me.

Apparently I could only change his name by deed pole with written consent of his dad too - which I know he would never give. So I think the only way is to stick with my name until a time we are married, or a double barrel option.

Thanks again.

Piglet xx

 

[fran_23]

Hayden has both mine and his dads name..
even though we're not together anymore i've kept them
both.

 

[mary70]

my kids have both got double barrelled sir names and we have just got married and me and my husband have double barrelled our to so we r all the same now

 

[budge]

You can change a name at any time by deed poll.

http://www.ukdps.co.uk/CanIChangeMyChildrensNames.html

yes but only with both parents consent. and you can't change the birth ceryificate.