It’s just because I like the way my middle name sounds together with my last name. My full name is Jeffrey Neil Crockett, but I’ve always thought that Neil Jeffrey Crockett sounded better. I was always way too lazy to do anything about it, though. Is it worth doing anything like, legally speaking, or should I just get people to call me Neil?
If changing your name wasn’t such a pain in the arse I’d make my middle name my surname. When I was born I was given my mother’s surname (their relationship was already on the rocks and they split up shortly after). My dad always wanted me to change my surname to his when I became an adult. I considered it but I’m 38 now and I never did. My middle name is his first name, I like the way my first and middle names sound together and I feel that not having either parent’s surname would avoid the baggage.