To ask you to give me a new surname?

[6079SmithW]

Marriages/divorces (my own and parents), deed poll and other circumstances mean that I am currently on my fourth surname.
Each surname has belonged to a different man, a father, a stepfather, a husband etc. Not having had a particularly good relationship with any of them, I have never felt that any of these names belonged to me.
I want to change my surname. I want a name that belongs to me.
Any suggestions?

Neptune

Tell us something about yourself.

Oooo, not sure I could cope with the responsibility. Have you read any of Cheryl Strayed's stuff? She invented her surname after a divorce, I think it's cool!

I used to live next door to a Mr and Mrs Sunshine, which I thought was great (although he was a miserable bugger)

Christmas
March/Spring/Summer/Autumn/Winter
Glad
Rose
Strong
The name of the place you were born or favourite place.
Eave

Choose something that makes you feel happy when you think of it or say it. It sounds as though none of your previous names have done that for you, so it’s time to assert your you-ness.

Fifth

if anyone asks why just say it’s my fifth one

Does your mother/grandmother have a nice surname or variant that you like?

Where were you born? Take the place name.

Smith.

I used to have customers with the surnames Snowball and Mountain. Devasted that my DH and I didn’t both change our surname to Snowball-Mountain when we got married

Unity

How about something connected to the earth or the elements?

As in unite the past step forward to the future

I envy you I have to keep my name as its my children's name they would be distressed if I changed it

Joy, Hope, Phoenix

What about a grandmother's middle name? Then you've got a link to your female line.

Can you share your first name?

I'd look back in my own family tree and see if there was something there.

Raven
Honey

Kirkpatrick

Seriously? There's a zillion. Go for Smith or Jones.

Do you have a favourite singer or actor? After my divorce I chose the surname of my favourite singer. Yea, it's a bit sad but it makes me happy and it's hurting no one.

Summerbee
Winters
Fox

I worked with a woman who changed her surname to Freeman because she was finally free of man.

Well, my favourite surnames are:
Casey
Chant
Carmichael
Crewe
Blythe

Mine is Summers (married name) which I love (hence my username)
I love nature or place related names / surnames:

Willow
Brookland
Lane
Meadows
Ash
Rowan
Paris
Winter or even de Winter as a literary reference
Forest
Lake
Tralee
Oak (a bit of Thomas Hardy there 😉)