Saturday, April 24, 2010

What steps do you have to take to get your last name legally changed?

One of my girlfriends and her boyfriend don't want to get married, but she wants his last name, what steps does she have to take do that? and how long will it take for her to get her last name changed and how much will she have to pay the court to do it?

What steps do you have to take to get your last name legally changed?
Tell her she's a fool to take his last name if they're not getting married. It is a long process that is a real pain in the butt. I'm married, have my husband's last name, and will be dropping it when the divorce is final.





It will be costly and pointless for her to do something like that for him if they are not legally married.
Reply:This is a relatively minor matter. File for a name change and have it officially changed via court order.


What percent of Americans are considered Hispanics by their Language, Last Name, Ethnicity, Culture or color ?

I include " color" because America uses white and black to classify people.

What percent of Americans are considered Hispanics by their Language, Last Name, Ethnicity, Culture or color ?
About 35% in the United States. There are Hispanic whites you know, they are descendants of Spaniards from Europe. Even Filipinos have Spanish last names.
Reply:See 'HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE' at the link below. Not sure about surname or language though.

canna seed

Where does the last name nash originate and what did it mean?

I was adopted and recented found out that I was born Karen Louse Nash to a biological mother, Shelby Jean Nash. I am just curious as to the name "Nash".

Where does the last name nash originate and what did it mean?
Click this link.


http://wiki.name.com/en/Nash


How much does it cost to change your first or last name?

Im probablly gunna change my last name, but i think it costs money, and ive gotten mixed answers from people like 50 dollars a letter or something like that, does anyone actually know how much it costs to change either your first, or last name?

How much does it cost to change your first or last name?
i think it depends on what state you live in, but i found a website. so here:


http://www.namechangelaw.com/states.htm


hope it helps.
Reply:Unless you put it in your question, we can't tell what country you are in. It is the most frustrating thing Yahoo does. It doesn't matter if you go into domestic Yahoo or one of the International Yahoos - UK, Australia, Canada, India - all of the questions in English go into one big "pot".





In Stanislaus County, California, you call the clerk at the county courthouse. You fill out a form and pay $320. You also take out a Legal Notice in a local newspaper for four weeks. That cost is in addition to the $320. If no one objects, you get your decree.





Every time you apply for a new passport, driver's license, etc. you will need to mail in or show a notarized copy of the decree. If you have to mail one in and don't get it back, chalk up another $25 or so.





The procedure is the same in all counties in California, although the cost may vary. I suspect the procedure is about the same in most states in the USA, although the cost and the length of time may vary.





If you are in the UK, say so and one of the UK people will explain deed polls to you.





The cost will be the same no matter what length your new name is; Stanislaus Jablonski or Joe Fox, it is one price.
Reply:its $500 and its a hell of a long as procedure it will be about like 300 pages and soo many letters and phone calls and yea.


Where does the last name Coughlin come from?

What does it mean? It's not to common

Where does the last name Coughlin come from?
My husband's last name is Coughlin-Ammadon, yes, it's an odd sort of name. The name was originally Scottish, but when the Irish came over to the U.S. and all over Europe because of the potato famine, things were mixed, if you know what I mean. Thus we have the Scots-Irish and Scottish and Irish Americans when the name was transferred over. My husband is Irish.
Reply:I found this for,


Surname: Coughlin


This name, with variant spelling Coghlan, Co(u)ghlin and Cohalan, is an Anglicized form of two distinct Gaelic Irish sept names, the first being MacCochlain of County Offaly, and the latter, O Cochlain of County Cork. The Gaelic prefix "mac" indicates "son of" and "O", "male descendant of", plus the personal byname "cochlan" meaning "a short hooded cloak"; hence, "descendant of the cowled or hooded one". The MacCoughlan territory comprised the modern barony of Garry castle, County Offaly, and they had many strongholds in the Banagher - Clonmacnois area. Their chief was known as Chief of Delvin MacCoughlan. Records show that in 1665 two MacCoughlan families possessed over 3,400 acres of land in Co. Offaly. The (O) Coughlans of County Cork belonged to the baronies of Carbery and Ballymore where the name was most numerous at the time of Petty's "census" (1659), as it is to-day. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of MacCoughlain of Co. Offaly, which was dated circa 1150, "The Annals of the Four Masters", during the reign of Dermot Mac Murrough, known as "The King of Ulster", 1134 - 1171. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.


Hope this helps.
Reply:Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cochl谩in (or 脫 Cochl谩in) 鈥榮on (or descendant) of Cochl谩n鈥? a byname derived from cochal 鈥榗loak鈥? 鈥榟ood鈥? The Mac form is found chiefly in County Offaly; the 脫 form in County Cork. sorry for such great description. but in other words coughlin is and irish word and you could possible be very rich i wouldn't know. just learning about mac Cochl谩in made it intesting to answer this quiestion :)
Reply:Coughlin? like Tom Coughlin? the coach of the New York Giants? are you related? and i have no clue where it comes from. get like ancestry.com it usually has some answers to that. or ask your grandparents(if they are alive)
Reply:deep within the throat, dripping with phlegm.
Reply:All i Kno is its Irish and it means Brave in difficulties


What baby boy names go good with the last name Taylor?

My name is Jake so that cant be used.


Heres a list of names that I DONT like or can't be used for various reasons.


Danny


Steven


Michael


Matthew


Adam


Ian


Thomas


Sean


Joel








Go from there :)

What baby boy names go good with the last name Taylor?
How about...





-Kai (love that name!)


-Leaf (unique, but awesome)


-Forest


-Alex


-Aaden


-Collin


-Jared
Reply:Aidan ~ Irish ~ Little Fire


Ambrose ~ Greek ~ Everlasting


Angus ~ Scottish ~ One Strength


Anthony ~ Latin ~ Worthy of Praise


Asher ~ Hebrew ~ Blessed; Happy


Atticus ~ Latin ~ From Athens





Ben ~ Hebrew ~ Son of my right hand/favorite son





Clint ~ Old English ~ Town on a Hill


Connor ~ Scottish ~ Knowledgeable


Constantine ~ Latin ~ Firm





Derrick ~ Old English ~ Ever Powerful Ruler


Desmond ~ Irish ~ Of South Munster


Devlin ~ Gaelic ~ Brave


Dougray ~ Scottish ~ Protector of the King





Edmund ~ Old English ~ Blessed Protector


Emmet ~ German ~ Industrious


Ethan ~ Hebrew ~ Strong one


Ewan ~ Scottish ~ God is Gracious





Felix ~ Latin ~ Happy and Prosperous





Galen ~ Old English ~ Calm


Gavin ~ Welsh ~ Little Hawk


Gideon ~ Hebrew ~ Tree Cutter





Hale ~ Irish ~ Hero


Henry ~ German ~ Master of the Home


Holden ~ Old English ~ Deep Valley





Ignatius ~ Latin ~ Fiery One


Isaac ~ Hebrew ~ He Will Laugh


Ivan ~ Czech ~ God is Gracious





John ~ Hebrew ~ God is Gracious


Jonas ~ Greek ~ Dove


Joseph ~ Hebrew ~ God Will Increase


Jude ~ Latin ~ Praise





Keefer ~ Irish ~ Noble; Gentle


Keenan ~ English ~ Smart


Kieran ~ Irish ~ Dark Prince





Leo ~ Latin ~ A Lion


Liam ~ Irish ~ Guardian


Lincoln ~ English ~ By the Water


Linus ~ Old English ~ Fair-haired


Lorenzo ~ Italian ~ Laurel


Luke ~ Hebrew~ Of Lucania





Max ~ German ~ Great


Milo ~ Old English ~ Soldier





Noah ~ Hebrew ~ Comforter





Oliver ~ Latin ~ Olive Tree





Phineas ~ Hebrew ~ Serpent鈥檚 Mouth


Pierce ~ English ~ Rock





Quinn ~ Irish ~ The Fifth





Reynaud (ray-nohd) ~ French ~ Ruler


Roscoe ~ English ~ Hearthland Of The Roe Deer


Royce ~ Old English ~ Famous





Sampson ~ Hebrew ~ Of the Sun


Seamus ~ Irish ~ Supplanter


Sebastian ~ Greek ~ Revered


Seth ~ Hebrew ~ Appointed


Shane ~ Irish ~ God is Gracious


Simon ~ Hebrew ~ Obedient





Tavish ~ Scottish ~ A Twin


Tobias ~ Hebrew ~ The Lord is Good


Todd ~ Old English ~ Fox Hunter





Yannick ~ Breton ~ God is Gracious
Reply:My favorite names:


Wyatt Owen


William Ray or Rae


Paxton Kennedy


Dax Vash


Spence James


Channing Ryder


Gavin Day


Pierre Michael (sorry but oh well)


Khristian Reese


Ryland Vance


Maddox Sinclair


August Alexander





And this is from a girl's perspective So,


I appreciate it Thanks and Good Luck!


10 points pleasee*
Reply:Jonathan Taylor


Mason Taylor


Jonah Taylor


Preston Taylor


Jenson Taylor


Cade Taylor


Nathan Taylor


Wade Taylor


Isaiah Taylor





Girls:


Olivia Taylor


Andrea Taylor


Malia Taylor


Johannah Taylor


Fiona Taylor


Natalie Taylor
Reply:Warren, Aaron, Drew, Andrew, Kirk, Derek, Evan, Ira, John, Ken, James, Robert, Sherman, Christopher, Benjamin, Breck (yes, like the shampoo) and these are people I know or names I heard of.
Reply:Adrian


Brendan


Charles


Derrick


Edward


Francis


Gregory


Henry


Isiah


Jesse


Luke


Marlowe


Nicholas


Orlando


Patrick


Quinn


Roland


Sven


Thomas


Ulysses*


Victor


William


Xristos*


Yuri*


Zach
Reply:William


Zachary (Zachary Taylor was a president lol)


Vincent


Oliver


Patrick


Elijah


Sampson


Brody


Brandon


Nathan


Brett


Mason


Kyle


Liam


Shane


Emmett


Elliot


Issaiah


Brock


Keagan


Marcus


Mitchell


Charlie


Anthony


Alexander


Joshua
Reply:Nate Bradford Taylor


Josh Michael Taylor


Ben AndrewmTaylor


Greg Thomas Taylor


Mitchell Aaron Taylor


Nick William Taylor


Pat Dustin Taylor


Sid Douglas Taylor


Tanner Gordon Taylor


Wyatt George Taylor


Zack James Taylor





I'm awful with middle names!


There's a few!
Reply:Julian Taylor


Gabriel Taylor


Alexander Taylor


Forrest Taylor


Anthony Taylor
Reply:Jaiden Taylor,





Jayson Taylor





James Taylor





Ashton Taylor





Brian Taylor
Reply:Aiden


Luke


Perry *****


Clayton *****


Hayden


Joshua


Ryley


Reagan


Nathan


Logan *****


Layton


Jackson


Jared


Blaine


Austin


Justin


Ethan


Carter


Kaiden


Landon


Brendon


Brandon


Braiden


Bryce


Blake


Carson


Lucas
Reply:Caleb, Levi, Owen, Logan, Landon, Ezra, Skyler, Liam, Maddox, Jarred, Jude,


Seth, Zadok, Ryder, Gabriel, Leon, Elijah...
Reply:Nathan Jacob Taylor





Samuel Patrick Taylor





Ryan George Taylor
Reply:Ethan Shane Taylor


Carson Bryce Taylor


Jason Cade Taylor


Logan Gage Taylor
Reply:Tim Allen Taylor - from Home Improvement


Jonathan Jay Taylor - JJ or JT


Jeffrey Brett Taylor


Casey Aaron Taylor - can call him CATMAN


Myles Henry Taylor
Reply:Zane Taylor


Hayden Taylor


Tyler Taylor


Rip Taylor


Zeke Taylor


Andrew Taylor


Sam Taylor








hope i could help
Reply:Kelton Jacob Taylor


Kyle John Taylor


James Richard Taylor


Oaklen Ross Taylor
Reply:Johnathan or Samuel or Ayden or Isaac
Reply:Anthony


James


Jackson


Adrian


Nathan


Brian


Brandon
Reply:Benjamin


Jason


Jackson


Cole


Mark


Coburn


Blake
Reply:Micheal
Reply:Cameron


Nicholas


Kyle


Varden





How about that? Just off the top of my head.
Reply:Hey my name IS Matthew Taylor!
Reply:Seth sounds good

touch-me-not

What is the most suitable last name that goes after my first name, which sounds the coolest?

My name is Christopher, what last name sounds the coolest in the combination with the name Christopher? I think about like the end of the last name shall ends with -er, like Christopher Miller or something. What do you guys think? Some more suggestions?

What is the most suitable last name that goes after my first name, which sounds the coolest?
Mass


or


Mastery
Reply:Montano. Like, I don't know if you call yourself Chris, but to me, it sounds quite nice when you say "Chris Montano."


Also Bennington. Or Delson. Or Wentz. :DD
Reply:Robin
Reply:A double -er can sound a little weird - you might want to go for a different sound like Christopher Milton.
Reply:Christopher Tofur. (like toe fur) lol
Reply:hmm





Christopher Clarke?





Chris Clarke?





I like it...
Reply:Collins
Reply:Miller is a good one.





Reeves, Thomas, Harris, Becker, Donner, Washington, Williams, Walker, Parker, Knight, Matthews... wow, this is going to go on forever. But Miller is cool!
Reply:Christopher Manger


Christopher Baxter


Christopher Conner


Christopher Bakker


Christopher Border


Christopher Tanner


Christopher Tyler


Christopher River


Christopher Hunter


Christopher Shneider


How do change my childs last name to the name of my new husband? I do not want a full adoption.?

My exhusband is still in the picture but the kids want the last name of my new husband. He is a much more involved father. My exhusband pays no child support.

How do change my childs last name to the name of my new husband? I do not want a full adoption.?
Well, I don't know what state you live in, but in Wisconsin, you may change you child's name up until 1 year old. After that, you need consent from the biological father to do that. And if still, no luck there, the child may change his/her name on their own at age 11. It's another whole petition to the court thing. Good Luck!
Reply:you can go to social security office to start it only cost about 20 bucks.then the court house not much to it really
Reply:All you have to do is fill out a name change form at the county courthouse. It's pretty easy. The fee varies by state, though.





You may want to think about changing your children's names to be your own last name, just in case this guy doesn't stick around. If you changed your name to the new husban'ds name, though, that's fine.
Reply:?
Reply:It depends on where you live...In Canada all you need is 100 dollars and send it to the office of the registrar general with the appropriate form and you can change your name or your kid's name to anything you want. You will have to notify your ex and/or get his permission if he has joint custody but if you have sole custody-that is all it would take.
Reply:If the real father is on the birth certificate he has to sign a paper saying it's ok. If not contact the vital statistics office where you live and they will send you the paperwork. It is a page to fill out and have notorized. It's pretty simple.


How do I get myspace to not ask for a last name?

I have a myspace, but when I want people to add me, it always asks for my email or last name? How can I turn this off? I am under 18 and have a version 2 profile. I tried making everything veiwable to everyone, but it won't work. Please help.

How do I get myspace to not ask for a last name?
You need to go into edit your page, go to the tabs at the top ,Basic Info,Spam,etc. There will have boxes to check that you want everyone to see it and a box to uncheck that you don't need a last name.
Reply:Have you tryed not putting in anything????


or just putting in your first name and not your last??


and if it doesnt work out put in a fake one


What is the last name of Brian in Hatchet?

I not only need the last name of Brian in the book Hatchet, but I really need his whole physical description also. Please Help!

What is the last name of Brian in Hatchet?
Robeson

chestnut

What is the most suitable last name that goes after my first name, which sounds the coolest?

My name is Christopher, what last name sounds the coolest in the combination with the name Christopher? I think about like the end of the last name shall ends with -er, like Christopher Miller or something. What do you guys think? Some more suggestions?

What is the most suitable last name that goes after my first name, which sounds the coolest?
hmm





Christopher Clarke?





Chris Clarke?





I like it...
Reply:Miller is a good one.





Reeves, Thomas, Harris, Becker, Donner, Washington, Williams, Walker, Parker, Knight, Matthews... wow, this is going to go on forever. But Miller is cool!
Reply:A double -er can sound a little weird - you might want to go for a different sound like Christopher Milton.
Reply:Montano. Like, I don't know if you call yourself Chris, but to me, it sounds quite nice when you say "Chris Montano."


Also Bennington. Or Delson. Or Wentz. :DD
Reply:Christopher Tofur. (like toe fur) lol
Reply:Mass


or


Mastery
Reply:Christopher Manger


Christopher Baxter


Christopher Conner


Christopher Bakker


Christopher Border


Christopher Tanner


Christopher Tyler


Christopher River


Christopher Hunter


Christopher Shneider
Reply:Collins
Reply:Robin


How do change my childs last name to the name of my new husband? I do not want a full adoption.?

My exhusband is still in the picture but the kids want the last name of my new husband. He is a much more involved father. My exhusband pays no child support.

How do change my childs last name to the name of my new husband? I do not want a full adoption.?
Well, I don't know what state you live in, but in Wisconsin, you may change you child's name up until 1 year old. After that, you need consent from the biological father to do that. And if still, no luck there, the child may change his/her name on their own at age 11. It's another whole petition to the court thing. Good Luck!
Reply:you can go to social security office to start it only cost about 20 bucks.then the court house not much to it really
Reply:All you have to do is fill out a name change form at the county courthouse. It's pretty easy. The fee varies by state, though.





You may want to think about changing your children's names to be your own last name, just in case this guy doesn't stick around. If you changed your name to the new husban'ds name, though, that's fine.
Reply:?
Reply:It depends on where you live...In Canada all you need is 100 dollars and send it to the office of the registrar general with the appropriate form and you can change your name or your kid's name to anything you want. You will have to notify your ex and/or get his permission if he has joint custody but if you have sole custody-that is all it would take.
Reply:If the real father is on the birth certificate he has to sign a paper saying it's ok. If not contact the vital statistics office where you live and they will send you the paperwork. It is a page to fill out and have notorized. It's pretty simple.


How do I get myspace to not ask for a last name?

I have a myspace, but when I want people to add me, it always asks for my email or last name? How can I turn this off? I am under 18 and have a version 2 profile. I tried making everything veiwable to everyone, but it won't work. Please help.

How do I get myspace to not ask for a last name?
You need to go into edit your page, go to the tabs at the top ,Basic Info,Spam,etc. There will have boxes to check that you want everyone to see it and a box to uncheck that you don't need a last name.
Reply:Have you tryed not putting in anything????


or just putting in your first name and not your last??


and if it doesnt work out put in a fake one


What is the last name of Brian in Hatchet?

I not only need the last name of Brian in the book Hatchet, but I really need his whole physical description also. Please Help!

What is the last name of Brian in Hatchet?
Robeson

chinese hibiscus

How long dose it take to change my last name into my wife's last on my Green Card?

i heard that it could take 6 to 1 year to correct any error or change any info on a green card? and that i should file for card replacement in order to start the process, and i can't trun in my green card and stay without it all this time cause i cant get any employment whats so ever without it.


Thanks for your answers in advance.

How long dose it take to change my last name into my wife's last on my Green Card?
You want to change your last name on your green card so that it reads your wife's last name? Most men do not take their wife's last name. If you want your green card to show that your last name has changed, your I-90 application must include the order, issued by a court of competent jurisdiction, changing your name.





You will receive evidence in the form of a temporary Form I-551 to use while your I-90 is pending. You'll still be able to look for employment.
Reply:I don't even think this is even legal you cannot take on her last name it does not work that way in this country.
Reply:Yes, it can take a while, but it is not necessary. You wont need to change her last name to yours until you renew the card. In the interim, she will just present a copy of your marriage certificate along with her passport to support the different name on the green card.


What is the origin of the last name Severson?

My Grandmother's maiden name is that. I think this name is name is a Americanization of Sivertsen or Sivertson which is Scandinavian, Icelandic. I already know it's english or irish. Tell me what do you think, Help!!

What is the origin of the last name Severson?
Severson is not a name with an origin in England or Ireland, that is not to say that someone of that name was not born in England or Ireland, it does mean that someone in their ancestry most likely came from Scandinavia or, just possibly, Germany.





Severson


Last name origin %26amp; meaning:


Probably an Americanized form of Scandinavian Sivertsen or Sivertson or of German Sievertsen, patronymic of Sievert.





Edit: I have just made a search for any Severson's in Britain today, excluding the Irish Republic, and I have found just one entry, so I think it is fairly conclusively not an "English" name, I also searched for Seversen as a variant and there are none at all. I would also bet that there are none in the Irish Republic either.
Reply:the only way is to use records, which will tell you where Grandma's family comes from. That is what I did.. looked at people with that name, in the 1900 census. SOME come from Norway, or Sweden. Others have been in the US since the early 1800s, born in NY or elsewhere.


There is no reason for guessing, in genealogy. All that is needed is to find grandma in the census, find her parents, and where they came from. Certain persons will have their immigration records available from ancestry.com, which, if her parents are among those.. you can probably find the name of the TOWN where they were born.


What you are doing is the most common error that we have here. What anyone "thinks" about where names come from, is confusing name origins with ancestry origins. If a person with a certain name has parents from Ireland, then the person is Irish. Someone else can have exactly the same name, but their parents were born in Germany. Or Denmark.


If you want to post grandma's name (if she is not living), or the names of her parents.. then someone with ancestry can look it up for you and get the real answer.
Reply:Certainly Scandinavian, corruption of Silversen.
Reply:sounds swedish.


How do you monogram a hyphenated last name?

I have four initials. When i sign my initials for something i usually sign the letters from my first name and both letters of my hyphenated name, leaving out my middle name. If i am getting something monogrammed, should i use the beginning letter of my hyphenated last name with my middle name, or leave out my middle name altogether?

How do you monogram a hyphenated last name?
Monogrammed last name example





Mary Jane Doe-Smith





MJD-S


MJDS


both can be done and in a nice font the hyphenation works.
Reply:I have been using my original 3 initals: first, middle and maiden. Since technically my maiden name is how everything is alphabetized the hyphen-last does not get recognition. I have been doing my 3 initials for almost 12 years! Report Abuse

Reply:And don't forget to put your title (HRH, Her Royal Highness) Into a monogram.


Where in the world did this last name originate from?

Majaki (pronounced Mayaki)


What does it mean, and where does it originate from?

Where in the world did this last name originate from?
It means valuable! It also originates from Asia.
Reply:it's asian
Reply:Saltovo-Majaki Culture, far east Russia
Reply:Where the j is a y think central Europe. Polish, maybe. Research your family one generation at a time and its source will show up.
Reply:Africa?
Reply:Not sure, but how about Easterday?? %26lt;!^.^!%26gt; May the Stars light your path...
Reply:superficially it sounds asian but is more likely to be eastern european due to the 'j' being pronounced 'y' - maybe hungarian, polish, lithuanian?
Reply:dono

poinsettia

I want to legally change my last name. Should I do it before or after I join the military?

after


Less issues with security/background checks

I want to legally change my last name. Should I do it before or after I join the military?
it will be easier with all the paperwork if you do it before you join the military because there will not be two you's if you know what I mean.





You can fill out all your paperwork and whatnot ( name plates and patches as well) with one name from the get go
Reply:Do it before. I had a friend when I was in basic that had his named changed right after he got out of basic, and his information is still screwed up.





Don't worry about security issues, as everything nessecary for name changes is covered in the SF86 if you require a clearance.





Can I suggest a name?


Hugetits McBoobilous
Reply:Definitely do it before if you still can. It can take a while, though, if you're not doing it after a marriage or divorce. A legal name change requires you to petition the court, etc.





This website provides a ton of free information that you'll likely find helpful -- http://newlastname.org





Good luck!
Reply:Why do you want to change your legal name? As long as it is not for illegal purposes, there is no problem.


Whats a brief etymology for the last name Germany?

All I know is that we're from Ireland on my dad's side, and that the name was there before the world wars. Id be hugely greatful to know what it means and a brief history maybe.

Whats a brief etymology for the last name Germany?
This is what www.ancestry.com has to say about the name,


Germany


English (eastern counties): apparently a variant of German.


Dictionary of


hope this helps.
Reply:It MAY be a variant of Jermy. The site below is offered not as authoritative proof, but as a potential source for clues (i.e., you need to find out what this guy's sources are and whether they're legit)





http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/tripartite/jp...





Also, even if the lines he cites are documented, that doesn't guarantee your family descends from those lines. Still, I think there may be some clues here....





Hope this helps!