Angelina was just 27 when she decided to leave the Voight surname behind and legally go by Jolie alone. Years of estrangement from her father, Jon Voight, also ended up being reflected in her name.
More than two decades later, the story seems to be repeating itself in her own family. Of the six children she had with Brad Pitt, four have taken steps to leave the Pitt surname behind: Shiloh and Maddox have already legally removed it, while Zahara and Vivienne have begun their own processes to do so.
Not all of them have made the same decision, but the coincidence is difficult to ignore: two generations distancing themselves from their father’s surname. 🖤