Men called James most likely to change their name

MEN named James are most likely to seek a rebrand, with more Brits ditching this name than any other in the past five years.

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Elizabeth is the UK’s second most commonly changed given name, with Michael, Susan, and Andrew following closely behind.

The analysis, which is the largest study of Deed Poll data, was conducted by name label manufacturer mynametags.com. It shows that Britain’s most changed names are all traditional, with Rebecca, Thomas, Muhammad, and David also featuring in the top 10 most changed names.