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That is trading one problem for another: when the name on your birth certificate doesn't match the name on your government issued ID, certain other government e

by kmoser 2mo ago

That is trading one problem for another: when the name on your birth certificate doesn't match the name on your government issued ID, certain other government entities tend to deny you services.

gucci-on-fleek 2mo ago
I would think that changing the last name only should be fine though, since up until somewhat recently, most women changed their last names when they got married, so most systems should be equipped to handle this.
- nephihaha 2mo ago
  It used to be very common for migrants to change their surnames, although less so now. There used to be a person who wrote about Scottish Lithuanians called John Millar, who was born as Jonas Stepšys. Noam Chomsky had said that his family's surname was substantially altered after they went to the USA.
  - a57721 2mo ago
    And older example: Warner brothers were born as Wonsal (or Wonskolaser), and they changed their names too (Hirsz became Harry, Aaron became Albert).
    - nephihaha 2mo ago
      There are tonnes of them. Especially Eastern Europeans and Jews. Italians sometimes too. Still happens in entertainment, since Steve Carell and Nicholas Cage's real names are more Italian sounding.
      - netsharc 2mo ago
        Hah. Cage changed his last name because he didn't want to be a "nepo-baby"... You should look up that Italian-sounding last name and see who it belongs to.
        nephihaha 2mo ago
        I know who he's related to, but he did go for a very un-Italian name.
- kmoser 2mo ago
  You would think. But that's not always the case: Florida residents face driver’s license denials over mismatched documents https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FSwv_D8gxw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FSwv_D8gxw (Now, it's Florida, which may partly explain the idiocracy.)
derriz 2mo ago
This is the case for me - since the age of 4 or 5. I don’t live in the US but have lived and worked in 3 different countries and the only time it was an issue was getting married. Everything else - bank accounts, drivers license, residency permits, employer background checks, etc were no problem.
deeplytroubled 2mo ago
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basilikum 2mo ago
In some countries you can get a new birrh certificate with your new name.

by kmoser 2mo ago

That is trading one problem for another: when the name on your birth certificate doesn't match the name on your government issued ID, certain other government entities tend to deny you services.

gucci-on-fleek 2mo ago

I would think that changing the last name only should be fine though, since up until somewhat recently, most women changed their last names when they got married, so most systems should be equipped to handle this.

nephihaha 2mo ago
It used to be very common for migrants to change their surnames, although less so now. There used to be a person who wrote about Scottish Lithuanians called John Millar, who was born as Jonas Stepšys. Noam Chomsky had said that his family's surname was substantially altered after they went to the USA.
- a57721 2mo ago
  And older example: Warner brothers were born as Wonsal (or Wonskolaser), and they changed their names too (Hirsz became Harry, Aaron became Albert).
  - nephihaha 2mo ago
    There are tonnes of them. Especially Eastern Europeans and Jews. Italians sometimes too. Still happens in entertainment, since Steve Carell and Nicholas Cage's real names are more Italian sounding.
    - netsharc 2mo ago
      Hah. Cage changed his last name because he didn't want to be a "nepo-baby"... You should look up that Italian-sounding last name and see who it belongs to.
      - nephihaha 2mo ago
        I know who he's related to, but he did go for a very un-Italian name.
kmoser 2mo ago
You would think. But that's not always the case: Florida residents face driver’s license denials over mismatched documents https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FSwv_D8gxw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FSwv_D8gxw (Now, it's Florida, which may partly explain the idiocracy.)

derriz 2mo ago

This is the case for me - since the age of 4 or 5. I don’t live in the US but have lived and worked in 3 different countries and the only time it was an issue was getting married. Everything else - bank accounts, drivers license, residency permits, employer background checks, etc were no problem.

deeplytroubled 2mo ago

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basilikum 2mo ago

In some countries you can get a new birrh certificate with your new name.