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Name change after marriage in Mississippi: checklist and DMV steps
The order to change your name after marriage in Mississippi, and what the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Driver Service Bureau asks for, from its own pages. Each step links its source.
How to change your name after marriage in Mississippi
Get certified copies of your marriage certificate first. Then change your name with Social Security, then at the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Driver Service Bureau for your license or ID, then on your passport, then with your bank, employer and everything else.
The steps, in order
- Certified copies of your marriage certificate. State health department search plus certified copy is $17, extra copies $6 each. You can also contact the circuit clerk in the county of issue. (Source: msdh.ms.gov, checked October 30, 2026)
- Social Security. You change your name with Social Security by requesting a replacement card. Depending on your situation you may be able to request it online; if not, you make an appointment at a local office. (Source: ssa.gov, checked October 26, 2026)
- Your Mississippi driver's license or ID. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Driver Service Bureau: what its pages say is below.
- Your passport. The U.S. Department of State handles passports. Its site did not let us read it automatically when we checked, so open its passport pages for the form that fits your passport.
- Everything else. Bank and credit accounts, your employer, insurance, voter registration and the rest: the name change after marriage checklist lists them in order.
USAGov lists the agencies to tell after a name change, including Social Security, your state driver license office and the U.S. passport office, and says to use certified copies of documents such as a marriage certificate as proof. (Source: usa.gov, checked October 26, 2026)
Changing your name at the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Driver Service Bureau
From the agency’s own pages, last checked November 12, 2026. Open the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Driver Service Bureau page. Fees and rules change: confirm on that page before you go.
- What to do
- The bureau's regular license checklist says legal documents are required if you are going by a new name. Its pages describe no separate step-by-step name change procedure. (Source: driverservicebureau.dps.ms.gov, checked November 12, 2026)
- Documents accepted as proof of the new name
- Only a marriage license, divorce decree, adoption order or court order is accepted to change a name on a license or ID. (Source: driverservicebureau.dps.ms.gov, checked October 30, 2026)
- Fee
- Duplicate driver's license or ID card: $11.00. (Source: driverservicebureau.dps.ms.gov, checked October 30, 2026)
- In person or online
- The bureau lists four online transactions: renewing a license or ID, requesting a duplicate, requesting a driving record and paying a reinstatement fee. A name change is not on that list. (Source: driverservicebureau.dps.ms.gov, checked November 12, 2026)
- Social Security first
- Not stated on the pages we read. Check the agency page. Official page
- Deadline
- No deadline for a name change is stated on the pages we read. Official page
Common questions
How do I change my name on my Mississippi driver's license after marriage?
The bureau's regular license checklist says legal documents are required if you are going by a new name. Its pages describe no separate step-by-step name change procedure.
How much does it cost to change the name on a Mississippi license?
Duplicate driver's license or ID card: $11.00.
What documents do I need to change my name at the Mississippi DMV?
Only a marriage license, divorce decree, adoption order or court order is accepted to change a name on a license or ID.
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