Can a person who has reached the age of 18 still change his name? Is it only the previous name that

You can change it, go to the local police station, but it's very troublesome, if you change it now, the information in school will also be changed, and those materials are not a matter of one or two. So it's really troublesome.

Yes, it seems that you can go to the Civil Affairs Bureau or something to change your household registration book.

Legal Analysis: Yes. If you are over 18 years old, you can change your name in the household registration book, and if you need to change your name, you can apply to the household registration authority to change the registration in person.

Legal basis: "Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Household Registration" Article 18 A citizen's change of name shall be handled in accordance with the following provisions:

1. If a person under the age of 18 wants to change his or her name, he/she or his/her parents or adopter shall apply to the household registration authority for a change of registration.

2. When a person over the age of 18 needs to change his or her name, he or she shall apply to the household registration authority for the change of registration.

Application conditions:

Where citizens request a change of name, there are sufficient reasons (those who have been deprived of their political rights in accordance with the law, who have been subject to criminal punishment, and who are currently undergoing re-education through labor, will not be allowed to change their name). The justifiable reasons for changing the name usually refer to: 1. The woman with the husband's surname removes the husband's surname, or changes the name to the name; 2. Monks, Taoist priests, nuns, etc. return to the vulgar name, and change the legal name to the common name; 3. The name contains obscure characters that are not easily recognized by the public.

In principle, after obtaining an ID card, there is no justifiable reason for not changing the name.

Submissions:

1. The "Application for Approval of Application for Change and Correction of Hukou Items" and the applicant's written report have been filled in as required. (Originals received).

2. "Hukou Booklet" (if it is a collective household, the address page of the collective "Hukou Booklet" and the applicant's "Permanent Residence Registration Card") and resident ID card shall be provided. (Copies will be received at the same time as the original is submitted for verification).

3. If you are employed in an institution, organization, school, enterprise, public institution, etc., you must provide a certificate of approval of the change by the personnel department of your unit (if you agree to the change and affix the official seal in the "Application for Approval Form for Correction of Hukou Items", it will be regarded as a valid certificate); (Originals received).

For enrollment (nursery), provide proof of school (kindergarten) consent to change (if the consent to change is added to the "Application for Approval Form for Change and Correction of Hukou Items" and the official seal is affixed, it is regarded as a valid certificate); (Originals received).

For those who are unemployed or engaged in farming, they shall provide proof of the consent of the village (neighborhood) committee to the change (if the consent to the change is added to the "Application for Approval Form for Change and Correction of Hukou Items" and the official seal is affixed, it shall be regarded as a valid certificate). (Originals received).

Procedure:

1. It will be accepted by the household registration window of the police station where the household registration is located. Within the prescribed working days, if the investigation, review and approval procedures are completed, and the acceptance window is the police station, the approved materials shall be transferred to the local police station at the same time, and the applicant shall be notified of the approval result.

2. The household registration window at the place of acceptance shall go through the change procedures on the spot with the approval of the Household Administration Squadron of the Public Security Bureau.

No, adults over the age of 18 cannot change their name without a special reason, and obviously moving to a household registration cannot be considered a special reason.

Legal analysis: As long as the name has not been changed, the 18-year-old can change the name.

Legal basis: Civil Code of the People's Republic of China

Article 1012: Natural persons enjoy the right to a name, and have the right to decide, use, change, or permit others to use their own name in accordance with law, but must not violate public order and good customs.

Article 1015:Natural persons shall take their father's or mother's surname, but in any of the following circumstances, they may choose a surname other than their father's and mother's surnames: (1) Choosing to take the surname of another lineal elder's blood relative; (2) The surname of the person who chooses the person who is supported by a person other than the legal person who is the person who is the person who supports them; There are other legitimate reasons that do not violate public order and good customs. The surnames of natural persons belonging to ethnic minorities may be subject to the cultural traditions and customs of their own ethnic groups.