Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt’s daughter Zahara want to drop ‘Pitt’ from surname
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s daughter Zahara is one step closer to legally dropping the ‘Pitt’ from her surname. This follows a trend among his children, including Maddox and Shiloh, who have distanced themselves from the ‘Pitt’ nickname amid ongoing family tension.
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s daughter Zahara has taken another step toward officially dropping the “Pitt” from her surname. The 21-year-old has fulfilled a key legal requirement in California as part of a petition to change her name to Zahara Markle Jolie.
According to court documents obtained by tmzZahra publishes notice of her name-change petition Los Angeles Daily Journal As required under California law, once a week for four consecutive weeks. The notices came out on June 16, June 23, June 30 and July 7.
tmz It was reported that Zahara had filed a petition in June to legally change her name from Zahra Markle Jolie-Pitt to Zahra Markle Jolie. Anyone wishing to oppose the request must file a written objection before the final hearing on September 28. If no objections are raised, the judge is expected to approve the name change.
The move formalizes a decision that Zahra has already publicly reflected on. according to tmzShe has not been using Brad Pitt’s surname for some time. In 2023, while attending Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority at Spelman College, she introduced herself as “Zahra Marley Jolie”. He was also called by the same name during his graduation ceremony earlier this month.
Zahra isn’t the only one among the former couple’s children to distance themselves from the surname. His sister Shiloh legally dropped “Pitt” from her name in 2024 after following the same legal process.
tmz It was also reported that Maddox and Vivienne have stopped using “Pitt” in public in recent years. E! news It was reported that eldest son Maddox has now also legally applied to remove the surname. According to court documents obtained by the outlet, the 24-year-old has filed to change his name from Maddox Chivan Jolie-Pitt to Maddox Chivan Jolie.
Maddox had already begun using “Jolie” professionally while working as an assistant director. CoutureFilm starring Angelina Jolie. She was credited as Maddox Jolie, and the same name appeared in the film’s production notes during its premiere during the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2025.
tmz A source close to Brad Pitt has been quoted as saying that the actor believes Angelina Jolie is responsible for the strained relationship between him and his children, calling the latest developments part of a “very sad and never-ending campaign to separate children from their father.”
Jolie, 50, and Pitt, 62, separated in 2016 after two years of marriage. They have six children: Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, and twins Knox and Vivienne.
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