Surname to be used
General
After your wedding or partnership ceremony you can register the surname you wish to be addressed by with the municipality where you live.
Description
From then on government bodies that have received these municipal records will address you by your chosen surname.
Choice of surname
After you have contracted your marriage or partnership you may either use your partner’s surname or combine it with your own given surname. You may choose as follows:
- your own given surname
- your own given surname followed by your partner’s surname
- your partner’s surname
- your partner’s surname followed by your own given surname
Marriage booklet and proof of identity
Your own given surname does not officially change after you have made your choice. You only indicate the way in which you wish to be addressed. For this reason your marriage or partnership booklet will only be recording your given surname. This also applies to your passport, ID-card or driver’s licence. You may however arrange for your partner’s surname to be stated on your proof of identity.
Charges
There are no charges.