Here's how to change your name by deed poll in the UK

Changing your name by deed poll is kind of the transitioning equivalent of taking out the rubbish – it’s easy enough to keep putting it off, but the longer you wait, the longer the problems start to pile up.

Rather than letting the impact of delaying a name change stink up your transition journey, it’s best to nip it in the bud as soon as possible and throw away that long-forgotten deadname.

While legally changing your name is straightforward in the UK, in practice it can be long, arduous, and filled with bureaucratic back-and-forth that can often leave you confused, annoyed, or a combination of the two.

To save yourself a headache or three, here is a guide on how to legally change your name by deed poll in the UK.

While this is of course not a process restricted to trans people, this