Meet Levi Samuel Matthew McBride Hanna Bailie Hamilton Martin Jarvis Whitmey Leggett Karoubi Mesguich Chouraqui Chouraqui Ferguson Miller Grimshawe Ryan.

At birth his parents christened him Matthew Ryan. But after delving deep into his family history the 24-year-old trainee tax adviser from Surbiton splashed out £10 to change his name.

Mr Ryan said: “The 16 last names are the surnames of my great, great, great grandparents.

“I thought that it would be quite nice to celebrate the fact that I had reached a milestone in my search and decided to change my name accordingly.

“Various members of my family have been chasing our ancestry for a number of years. Relations on my dad’s side have done quite a bit of lengthy research and on some particular lines we have managed to trace our history back through four generations.”

According to the Legal Deed Service, if you want to be called “Derek Rodney-Trotter and I Have a Yellow Car” then you have the right to do so.

And no matter how wacky your new moniker is, passports and driving licences have to include it.

The chief executive of the Legal Deed Service said: “I was touched by how much effort Mr Ryan has put into choosing his new name.

“In the past few years we have conducted the more serious name changes by deed poll after relationship breakdowns, processed applications from parents wanting to change a child’s name and conducted many crazy name changes, but this is the first time that many generations of a single family have all had a hand in fashioning a wonderful new name.”

If he gets tired of the extra time taken to fill out forms or sign his name, and the curiosity from colleagues and friends wears out, Mr Grimshawe can reclaim his old name for another £10.

Tory spouse and TV personality Christine Hamilton changed her name to Mrs British Battleaxe last year and another Surrey man changed his to Animal Stephen Leonidas, Floyd, Mayweather, McManus Edmunds.

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