What is the difference between the Legal Name and the Display Name?

The Legal Name is your official name that is entered when you are first hired and usually comes from a social security card or driver’s license. The Display Name is what you want people to see in the UF Identity Registry, such as “Bob” instead of “Robert” or “John Doe” instead of “Michael J. Doe.”

An individual can update their Display Name in myUFL portal >> My Account >> Update My Directory Profile.

An Identity Coordinator can edit all names on someone’s behalf, except for the Legal name. That should be done through one of the following offices: Academic Personnel (if faculty), Office of the Registrar (if student) or to Human Resource Services’ Processing and Records (if other non-student employee). All others should be sent to myIT to create a ticket at Security >> Identity and Access Management >> Identity Management. The need to notify those offices has not changed, and the need for documentation also remains the same.