Results: Changing Your Name
Published on 03/03/2015
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1.
1.
Have you ever changed your name? Yes
39%
744 votes
No
61%
1150 votes
2.
2.
What did you change? First Name
5%
88 votes
Middle Name
3%
66 votes
Last Name
37%
693 votes
N/A
58%
1105 votes
3.
3.
Why did you change your name? Marital status changed
36%
673 votes
Parent's marital status changed
1%
21 votes
Was adopted
2%
36 votes
Name was too long
1%
24 votes
Name was too hard to spell
1%
18 votes
Name was too hard to pronounce
1%
13 votes
Name was too masculine (if you're female) or too feminine (if you're male)
0%
9 votes
Didn't like people assuming my ethnic background from my name
0%
7 votes
Wanted a name that better reflected my ethnic background
1%
10 votes
Changed for professional reasons
1%
13 votes
Name sounded like or rhymed with something I hated
0%
5 votes
Had the same name as my parent and got tired of being confused with him or her
0%
7 votes
Wanted something cool or unusual
1%
18 votes
My really weird parents gave me a really weird name
1%
10 votes
N/A
58%
1090 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
24 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.25% | 5 | |
| wanted a name that better reflected me | 0.05% | 1 |
| was changing my gender | 0.05% | 1 |
| confirmation name | 0.05% | 1 |
| was wrong | 0.05% | 1 |
| mother remarried | 0.05% | 1 |
| extened it | 0.05% | 1 |
| changed back to a previous married name when i got divorced. | 0.05% | 1 |
| wanted to keep maiden name | 0.05% | 1 |
| got mad at father and went back to original maiden name | 0.05% | 1 |
| running from the law | 0.05% | 1 |
| i went by a nickname, now i go by my given name. | 0.05% | 1 |
| personal preference | 0.05% | 1 |
| i didn't like that i didn't get to choose my own name | 0.05% | 1 |
| didn't like my nickname being my legal name. | 0.05% | 1 |
| liked another name better | 0.05% | 1 |
| just dropped one letter | 0.05% | 1 |
| didn't like the old name | 0.05% | 1 |
| i just didn't like it | 0.05% | 1 |
| mispronounced | 0.05% | 1 |
4.
4.
How many times have you changed your name? 1
28%
534 votes
2
9%
166 votes
3
4%
71 votes
4 or more
1%
24 votes
N/A
58%
1099 votes
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