Tom Cruise's daughter Suri legally drops his surname

Suri Cruise, the 20‑year‑old daughter of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, has legally changed her surname, abandoning "Cruise" and adopting her mother’s middle name as her last name, now appearing as Suri Noelle. The change, first reported in 2024, was confirmed in 2026 when she registered to vote in Pennsylvania under the new name, after earlier use of the name at her Carnegie Mellon University enrollment and at a 2024 high‑school graduation ceremony.

The name change follows a decade‑long estrangement from her father, who has not been in contact with Suri since their last public appearance together in 2012. Media outlets link the distance to Cruise’s involvement with the Church of Scientology and its alleged pressures on the family.