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Name you use now…

You may have used other names between being born and now. This is only referring to the name you use currently.
Use Proper Case (Upper/Lower Case), not all lowercase.
This is your First and Middle Name(s).

Examples:
Name – What to type in the box
John Doe – Type John
John Michael Doe – Type John Michael
John Michael Joseph William Doe – Type John Michael Joseph William
This is your Last Name(s).
If you use a Suffix, such as Jr. or III, etc., put a space after your last name and then type the suffix.

Examples:
Name – What to type in the box
John Doe – Type Doe
John Michael Jordan-Doe – Type Jordan-Doe
John Michael Doe Jr – Type Doe Jr
John Michael Joseph Doe III – Type Doe III

Name as shown on your Birth Certificate or Certificate of Live Birth (CoLB)…

Use Proper Case (Upper/Lowercase), even if your Birth Certificate is in all UPPERCASE.

More than one Birth Certificate or CoLB?
If you have more than one Birth Certificate and they show different names, then use the “older” name.
For instance, if one was born “Robert James Smith”, but then was adopted at age 5 and another Birth Certificate was created using the adopted name “Robert James Cramer”, then “Robert James Smith” is the older name. This man would type in “Robert James Smith” in the fields below.
If you have questions about which name to use, contact one of our Recording Secretaries.
Look at the Given Name(s) you typed in the Current Given Name(s) box and compare them to your Birth Certificate.

If your Given Name(s) are exactly the same, then LEAVE THIS BLANK.

If the Given Name(s) on your Birth Certificate or CoLB are in any way different, then type the given names exactly as they appear on your Birth Certificate or CoLB.
Look at the Family Name(s) you typed in the Current Family Name(s) box and compare them to your Birth Certificate.

If your Family Name(s) are exactly the same, then LEAVE THIS BLANK.

If the Family Name(s) on your Birth Certificate or CoLB are in any way different, then type the Family Name(s) exactly as they appear on your Birth Certificate or CoLB.