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Why did J.D. Vance change his last name?

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Vance was born on August 2, 1984, in Middletown, Ohio to parents Donald Bowman and Bev Vance. He also has a sister named Lindsay. Vance’s parents divorced when he was a toddler and he was adopted by his mother’s third husband. Vance and his sister were raised mostly by his grandparents.

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Why did J.D. Vance change his last name?

JD Vance, known fully as James David Vance, is an American conservative commentator and author who has been active in the media scenes for over a decade.

The former name of James David Vance was James Donald Bowman and he made a little change to his middle name from David to Donald.

Moreover, JD Vance was formerly called by the surname “James Hamel” which was the surname of his stepfather who took care of him. JD Vance later settled for his current surname “Vance” which is his official family name.