Unfortunately, as a general solution, this doesn't really work. The enormous paperwork hassle aside, in some jurisdictions (like Germany), you can't change your

Unfortunately, as a general solution, this doesn't really work. The enormous paperwork hassle aside, in some jurisdictions (like Germany), you can't change your name except in very limited circumstances (I think here the situations are marriage, naturalization, or you can demonstrate some hardship from it, like being named "Assbutt McGee" or whatever).