How do you change your name to Sr. after you name your son After you.?

Answer 1

You just do it.

It is like a woman picks MRS or MS to use before their name

Answer 2

As was often customary in Post-War America, my grandfather was a Sr., my dad a Jr., and my brother a III. When my grandparents retired and moved to our town, my grandfather started using Sr. after his name, and I'm sure he didn't go through any formal name change.

Even so, department stores would send bills to the wrong houses, and once my grandfather wrote a scathing letter to the local university football coach. Since my dad was a professor at the university, it took some persuasion on his part to convince everyone that his 80-year-old dad had written the note. Elizabeth Post explains, "Some family names are carried on through three or four generations. There is John (Sr.), John, Jr., and Johns III, IV, and V " (p. 25). Although the III is part of my brother's legal name as found on his birth certificate, he has never used it since he has never lived in the same town as his dad during his adult life. He also named his oldest son a totally different name.

According to Post, "A man with the same name as his father uses 'Jr.' after his name as long as his father is alive. He may drop the 'Jr.' after his father's death, or if he prefers, he may retain it in order not to be confused with his late father . . . " (p. 25).

In summary, as long as your son will not be legal confused with you, it's probably not necessary to informally attach "Sr." after your last name, but no rules as to when and why really apply.

I'd also like to add one final note: Place a comma before the Sr. or Jr. because the title is parenthetical, for example, John F. Kennedy, Jr.

Answer 3

You don't. Your father will always be Senior, you will be Junior, and your son will be like "John Doe III" (third). His son will be John Doe IV (fourth), and so on through the generations. You are Junior because your Dad was the first to carry the name. Another example is the kings in England. Henry VIII (or 8th) wasn't named after his father, but he was the 8th king to go by the name Henry; King George III was the 3rd one to be called George. Current day Queen Elizabeth II is the 2nd one to be called Elizabeth.

Answer 4

Evie is right. You don't go through any formal name change, you can just start using the suffix.

EDIT: My dad is a Jr. and my brother III. My brother has III on his birth certificate. If he were the only one left of the three (which he is not), I don't believe that he would start using Sr. with his name. I have my dads birth certificate, and there is no suffix on it; however, all official documents including SS his military documents, and his college degree have "Jr" on them. My grandfather is long gone, and there is no chance that my dad will use any other suffix than Jr.

Answer 5

you just do