Name Change in Denmark: Difference between revisions

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===Church book as a starting point===
===Church book as a starting point===


Always start with the church book birth entry, in which the person's surname would be listed and would have a remark about the name change, date, and type. Type - ie. either royal authorization or other proof / certificate name - determine where in particular the case could be found. If the type is not disclosed in the church book, you can guess by using a couple of general rules, if the name is a given name, a woman's maiden name or a name of another that is already being used, which name change until 1961 had received royal authorization. However, if there is a new or even an invented name, the name change will have from 1903 onwards normally have been approved by other supporting / name proof.
Always start with the church book birth entry, in which the person's surname would be listed and would have a remark about the name change, date, and type. Type (i.e. either royal authorization or other proof / certificate name) determine where in particular the case could be found. If the type is not disclosed in the church book, you can guess by using a couple of general rules. If the name is a given name, a woman's maiden name, or a name of another that is already being used, the name change had to received royal authorization until 1961. However, if there is a new or even an invented name, the name change will have from 1903 onward normally have been approved by other supporting information / name proof.
Which authority has decided the matter, is rarely reported, so here also guess. Start with the authority where the applicant lived, since he changed his name.
As to which authority decided the matter, is rarely reported, so here you may also have to guess. Start with the authority where the applicant lived, since the individual changed their name.


If multiple family members seek a name change, then the matter will be dealt with where the main applicant lived. If a man has been renamed, while he was still enrolled in the lægdsruller, (military levying rolls), they will usually be updated and will provide precise information in them.
If multiple family members seek a name change, then the matter will be dealt with where the main applicant lived. If a man was renamed while he was still enrolled in the ''lægdsruller'' (military levying rolls), they will usually be updated and will provide precise information in the records.
It is rare that an application for name change provides a justification for the choice of family name - unless there are restrictions to an already used name.
It is rare that an application for name change provides a justification for the choice of family name - unless there are restrictions to an already used name.


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