▁The ▁first ▁step ▁involve ▁a ▁search ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁name ▁in ▁the ▁College ' s ▁arch ives , ▁as ▁co ats ▁of ▁arms ▁and ▁family ▁name ▁has ▁no ▁connection , ▁the ▁officer ▁could ▁prove , ▁through ▁this ▁method , ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁in ▁fact ▁no ▁descent . ▁However , ▁if ▁a ▁connection ▁is ▁found ▁a ▁gene alog ical ▁research ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁College ' s ▁arch ives ▁would ▁then ▁be ▁undert aken ▁to ▁provide ▁definit ive ▁evidence ▁of ▁descent ▁from ▁an ▁arm iger ous ▁individual . ▁ ▁Change ▁of ▁names ▁The ▁College ▁of ▁Ar ms ▁is ▁also ▁an ▁author ised ▁location ▁for ▁en rolling ▁a ▁change ▁of ▁name . ▁In ▁common ▁law ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁oblig ation ▁to ▁under go ▁any ▁particular ▁form ality ▁to ▁change ▁one ' s ▁name . ▁However , ▁it ▁is ▁possible ▁to ▁execute ▁a ▁de ed ▁poll , ▁more ▁specifically ▁a ▁de ed ▁of ▁change ▁of ▁name , ▁as ▁a ▁demonstr ation ▁of ▁intention ▁to ▁adopt ▁and ▁hence for th ▁use ▁a ▁new ▁name , ▁and ▁de eds ▁poll ▁may ▁be ▁en rolled ▁either ▁in ▁the ▁High ▁Court ▁or ▁in ▁the ▁College . ▁On ▁being ▁en rolled ▁the ▁de ed ▁is ▁custom arily ▁' g az ett ed ', ▁that ▁is ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁London ▁Gazette . ▁The ▁de ed ▁poll ▁is ▁not ▁entered ▁on ▁the ▁registers , ▁but ▁is ▁still ▁published , ▁if ▁the ▁name ▁change ▁only ▁affect s ▁one ' s ▁given ▁name . ▁ ▁Change ▁of ▁name ▁and ▁arms ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁possible ▁to ▁change