I changed my last name recently. Yet, my former last name still appears in my contacts' emails to me. Why?

You can change your last name in all your account info and in all the settings (like from line etc.)----BUT----your contacts will have to change your name in their own contact list----it comes to you, just exactly like they send it, and if they still have you listed by your last name---that's how you'll get it.

Editing your email account DOES NOT change your email address...see below You can't change your name but you can add another to your present account OR make a new one....see below To clarify what is below...when you add another name to the present account you will not lose anything...IE: contacts...address list. etc...You will have to send an email to all your friends advising them of the new email address...if someone makes a mistake and sends it to the email address you don't like anymore it will go to the same inbox so you don't lose any messages. To notify your contacts of the email change click on OPTION...MAIL OPTIONS...go to the left side and click on ACCOUNTS..then click on ADD OR EDIT...go back and click on MAIL again...Under MANAGEMENT scroll down and click on ANNOUNCE EMAIL ADDRESS...once you are done with what you want the notice to say AND after adding your contactlist in the header click on PREVIEW AND SEND...when the new screen comes up and everything is as you want it...go below and send it.... Click the link below to get an extra email address for your existing account. It´s absolutely free. Use it just as you would for your primary address (which of course you can still use). To make things handy, you can send and receive email from either address from the same inbox. http://edit.yahoo.com/config/list_alias?... Should you want to make your secondary email address as your primary you can click on OPTIONS...MAIL OPTIONS...go to the left side of the screen and click on ACCOUNT INFORMATION...submit your password again and once in to your account you will see EMAIL INFORMATION..Click on designate which one you want as your primary Then click on SAVE. for your added convenience I will add the following should you want a NEW account and how to cancel the old one if you wish.. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++… Click this link and fill out the form to create a new account. https://edit.yahoo.com/registration?.int... ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++… To delete your yahoo account click this link. https://edit.yahoo.com/config/delete_use... Your yahoo account comes as a package and you can only delete the whole package that includes the following: * Yahoo answers. (Your questions and answers will remain). * Flickr. * Yahoo Mail. * Yahoo notepad. * My Yahoo. * Any other yahoo program that needs your Yahoo ID and password. Once a yahoo account is deleted you will have 90 days to reactivate it by calling 866-562-7219.(6a-6p PST) Make sure you get a LIVE operator by punching the right number. All your present information in the deleted account will be held IN that account for that 90 day period...Once 90 days goes by you OR anyone else will not be able to use that ID again...Period... If you have more than one yahoo accounts check that only the account you want to delete is signed in. This is an alternative. Leave the account dormant for 4 months and yahoo will automatically delete the account See link. http://help.yahoo.com/l/uk/yahoo/mail/or... i recommend you leave it open for these four to get back in to his/her account for whatever reason...Leaving it open provides you with this opportunity. Let yahoo cancel it ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++… If by chance you are talking about the name your recipients see when they open up there mail just click on OPTIONS...MAIL OPTIONS...scroll down to"FROM NAME" and you can change it to what you want. When done go above and click on SAVE CHANGES... NOTE: Please remember to pick a best answer by clicking on the THUMBS UP at the end of that particular answer...thanx