Free UK Name Change Tools

Six free tools for your UK name change — find out if you even need a deed poll, check your new name is allowed, combine surnames, work out who to notify and what it'll cost, and read the complete guide. When you're ready, change your name by deed poll from just £14.49. Changing a child's name? See our child deed poll service.

Do I Need a Deed Poll?

Start here. Marriage certificate, divorce papers or deed poll? Answer three quick questions and get a straight answer for your exact situation — including the honest "no, you don't need one".

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Married Name Combiner

Getting married? Enter both surnames to instantly see every way to combine them — double-barrelled, blended (meshed), or taking one name. Includes what's legal in the UK and when you'll need a deed poll.

Try the combiner

UK Name Checker

Thinking of a new name? Type it in and instantly see whether it would be accepted in the UK — checked against the real rules on titles, symbols, length and more.

Check my name

Name Change Cost Calculator

Work out the true cost of changing your name in the UK — deed poll, passport, driving licence and copies — and see exactly how much a solicitor would add.

Calculate my cost

Name Change Checklist

Build a personalised checklist of every organisation to tell about your new name — tailored to your situation (marriage, divorce, deed poll or transition), with the exact steps for each. Tick items off and your progress saves automatically.

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The Complete Deed Poll Guide

Everything you need to know about deed polls in one free guide — what they are, enrolled vs unenrolled, every cost, the exact process, who accepts them and what to update afterwards.

Read the guide

Ready to Change Your Name?

Order your deed poll online today — professionally printed and posted FREE from just £14.49. Join 160,000+ people who've trusted UK Name Change for their legal name change. Have questions? See our FAQs or contact us.

Order Your Deed Poll

These tools work wherever you are in the UK — we provide deed polls in Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow and every UK location.