Change Surname: Discover Your Possibilities

Questioner

Due to a permanent rift between me and my family (the side whose surname I bear) I would like to change my surname. Firstly, it is confronting for me to have to see and hear this name all the time. In addition, my surname is a well-known first name, which is often mocked. This is also often accidentally mixed up and people assume that my surname is my first name. This is due to the ambiguity that this name brings with it. This surname also comes from Germany and ended up in the Netherlands through a (German-originally) family member. If I were to submit a request to change my surname to a name that I have chosen myself (and therefore do not take over from another family member), is there a chance that it will be approved or is that very unlikely?

Lawyer

You can indeed submit a request to change your surname. You can give multiple reasons, then you have a better chance of success. There is more information to be found on the internet, search on justis.nl and change surname adult.