Vivienne Jolie-Pitt Files to Legally Drop Brad Pitt Surname

Vivienne Jolie-Pitt, the 18-year-old daughter of actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, has filed a legal petition to remove "Pitt" from her surname. According to court documents filed in July 2026, she is seeking to formally change her name to Vivienne Marcheline Jolie. The petition was submitted shortly after she reached the legal age of majority.

The filing makes her the fourth of the former couple's six children to take public steps to distance themselves from their father's last name. The decision highlights an ongoing pattern of familial realignment among the Jolie-Pitt siblings as they transition into adulthood, signaling a formal shift in their public and legal identities.

Representatives for both Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have not issued public statements regarding the filing. The legal move comes amid years of protracted custody and property disputes between the former couple, who initially separated in 2016.

Other siblings within the family have previously made similar adjustments to their names. Reports indicate that several of Vivienne’s older siblings have either formally petitioned for legal name changes or chosen to present themselves professionally and academically using only the "Jolie" surname.

The successive decisions by the children to drop the "Pitt" name represent a significant, permanent shift in how the family's next generation defines itself. As the siblings reach adulthood, their choices continue to reshape the public narrative surrounding the Jolie-Pitt family identity, establishing a distinct separation from their paternal lineage.