London, Oct 17: A new poll has found that almost 30 percent more people officially changed their names in September as compared with the same month last year, by paying merely 33 pounds.
According to the UK Deed Poll Service, more than 60,000 people will have changed their name in 2011 by the end of the year, compared with only 197 in 2000 after which the procedure was simplified.
While some of the people have chosen bizarre names, more than 300 have become John Smith, a growing number of immigrants are anglicising their names, while married couples are "meshing" their surnames.
Michael Pugh, 29, an electrician, and his fiancee Rebecca Griffin, 28, a customer services executive, meshed their names by deed poll to.
According to the UK Deed Poll Service, more than 60,000 people will have changed their name in 2011 by the end of the year, compared with only 197 in 2000 after which the procedure was simplified.
While some of the people have chosen bizarre names, more than 300 have become John Smith, a growing number of immigrants are anglicising their names, while married couples are "meshing" their surnames.
Michael Pugh, 29, an electrician, and his fiancee Rebecca Griffin, 28, a customer services executive, meshed their names by deed poll to.
- 10/17/2011
- by Rahul Kapoor
- RealBollywood.com
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