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icloud.com email created with married name - now divorced how do i change email address?

hi there. I created my icloud.com email address years ago, with my married surname. I've now got divorced and would really like to have an icloud.com email address with my old name. how on earth can I do this?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.3

Posted on Aug 6, 2021 11:49 AM

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Posted on Aug 10, 2021 6:43 AM

Creating a new account with a different email address is bad advice. It is rarely the right way to solve an Apple ID issue. All purchases made under the original address would be lost.


You can create an email alias with a different name:


Use email aliases on iCloud.com - Apple Support

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icloud.com email created with married name - now divorced how do i change email address?

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