Change your surname after marriage
Learn how to change your surname after marriage in Australia for free.
You can take your spouse's surname or add it to your own, without paying the fee for registering an official name change.
Change of name
We record official changes of name in NSW for adults and children (aged under 18 years). A name change includes amending any part of a name.
Change of name certificates
If you have already changed your name with the NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, you can apply for a new or replacement change of name certificate.
Correct an entry
Apply to correct an error on your certificate.
Add or remove a parent to a birth registration
You can apply to add or remove a parent’s details on a child’s birth registration that occurred in NSW.
Change of sex
Find out who is eligible for a change of sex, how to apply, fees and processing times.
Notifying government organisations after a name change
A simple way to find all the information you need to update government agencies about your change of name.