Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’ 20-year-old daughter, Suri, has officially dropped her famous father’s surname, marking another significant step in the long-standing separation between the two.
The college student is now legally using the name Suri Noelle, choosing her mother’s middle name as her new surname, a decision that has attracted widespread attention.
According to voter registration records obtained by the Daily Mail, Suri registered to vote in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, in October 2024 under the name Suri Noelle
She is currently a student at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. While she registered to vote in Pennsylvania, reports suggest that the legal name change was likely completed earlier in New York before she left for college. The first publication to report the development was Page Six.
Although the exact date of the legal name change has not been publicly confirmed, Suri has reportedly been using the surname “Noelle” for quite some time.
She appeared under that name during her high school graduation ceremony in June 2024 and was also listed as Suri Noelle in the program for her school’s production of The Addams Family: A New Musical.
These appearances suggested that the transition had already become part of her public identity well before official records emerged.
The decision comes after years of reported estrangement between Suri and her father. Tom Cruise, now 64, has allegedly had little to no contact with his daughter since his highly publicized divorce from Katie Holmes in 2012.
Their separation was widely linked to Holmes’ decision to distance herself and Suri from Scientology, a religion with which Cruise has long been closely associated.
Although neither Cruise nor Holmes has publicly discussed many details of their private family relationship, reports over the years have consistently suggested that father and daughter have remained apart.
Following the divorce, Katie Holmes was granted primary custody of Suri, and the two have lived together in New York City for most of Suri’s childhood. Holmes has worked hard to provide her daughter with a relatively private upbringing despite intense media attention surrounding the family.
In recent years, Holmes has reportedly been in a relationship with artist Jason Bard Yarmosky, while continuing to support Suri as she transitioned into college life.
Suri’s decision mirrors similar choices made by several children of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. In recent years, four of their children have also moved to distance themselves from their father’s surname, either legally or publicly, reflecting changing family dynamics after their parents’ separation.
According to sources previously quoted by the Daily Mail, Suri’s feelings toward her father have remained unchanged for years. One source claimed that “Tom does not exist” in Suri’s life and that she has no interest in rebuilding their relationship.
The insider alleged that even if Cruise attempted to contact her directly, she would not respond. The same source added that both Katie Holmes and Suri consider themselves a two-person family and that Suri sees Holmes as her only parent.
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes married in 2006 and welcomed Suri the same year. Their marriage ended in 2012 after Holmes filed for divorce, a split that became one of Hollywood’s most closely followed celebrity breakups.
Since then, speculation about Cruise’s relationship with his youngest daughter has continued to make headlines, though neither father nor daughter has publicly commented in detail on their personal situation.
With the official adoption of the surname Noelle, Suri appears to have taken another symbolic step toward defining her own identity, independent of one of Hollywood’s biggest stars.
As she continues her education and begins building her own future, the name change reflects not only a legal decision but also a deeply personal one that underscores the life she has chosen for herself.
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