If you are not looking for existing records and want to legally change your name through a court order, contact the Multnomah County Circuit Court at (503) 988-3022 and follow the prompts for information on name changes.
Locating name change records depends on the reason the person in question has changed their legal name.
Name change due to...
- Marriage or Registration of Domestic Partnership
- Evidence will be provided by a certified copy of the document from the Oregon Center for Health Statistics.
- Divorce
- Evidence will be provided by a certified copy of the divorce decree from Multnomah County Circuit Court.
- Court Order
- Multnomah County residents can legally change their names through the Multnomah County Circuit Court. Please contact the Circuit Court directly for copies of court records verifying a legal name change.
Key Contacts
State Registrar - Oregon Center for Health Statistics
800 NE Oregon St, Suite 205
Portland, OR 97232
(971) 673-1190
Portland, OR 97232
(971) 673-1190
Multnomah County Circuit Court
Court Records
Multnomah County Courthouse
1200 SW First Ave
Portland, OR 97204
(971) 274-0570
Multnomah County Courthouse
1200 SW First Ave
Portland, OR 97204
(971) 274-0570