Editing Name change (section)

===Scotland===
Residents of Scotland can change their name by deed poll or statutory declaration. Scottish-born/adopted people may optionally apply to the [[Registrar General for Scotland]] to have their birth certificate amended to show the new name and have the respective register updated.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/andrew-paterson-your-name-your-choice-its-matter-declaration-303591 |title=Andrew Paterson: Your name, your choice: it's a matter of declaration |date=April 16, 2018 |newspaper=[[The Scotsman]] |access-date=July 15, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> There is also an alternative route to changing one's name in Scotland, equivalent to enrolling a deed poll with the [[College of Arms]]; one may petition the [[Court of the Lord Lyon]] for a name change and subsequently receive a Certificate of Recognition of Change of Name.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.murraybeith.co.uk/new/News/alternative-routes-to-changing-your-name.html |title=Alternative Routes to Changing your Name |website=MurrayBeith.co.uk |date=May 10, 2018 |language=en-gb |access-date=July 15, 2020}}</ref>