Maddox is reportedly the latest Jolie-Pitt child to drop the Pitt surname

Last updated: May 30, 2026 | 11:23

Another Jolie-Pitt child distances from family surname AP

Dubai: According to multiple reports, 24-year-old Maddox Jolie-Pitt, the eldest son of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, has filed legal documents requesting that 'Pitt' be removed from his last name. If approved by a judge, he would reportedly be known as Maddox Chivan Jolie.

The former couple, who share six children, separated in 2016 after more than a decade together. Their divorce proceedings stretched on for years before being finalized in 2024.

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While neither Jolie nor Pitt has publicly commented on the reported name-change request, signs of Maddox distancing himself from the surname had already surfaced earlier this year.…