Shakespeare did not change his name. It was always William Shakespeare. Although it got spelled a lot of peculiar ways from time to time. People in his day didn't get as anal about the spelling of names as people do now.
None of the theatres Shakespeare was involved in changed their names.
They were called The Lord Chamberlain's Men and later The King's Men (change of sponsor).
They were called The Lord Chamberlain's Men and later The King's Men (change of sponsor).
There is no evidence that Shakespeare changed his name. He received a Coat of Arms for his father which enabled him to be Gentleman, but his name did not change.
Mary Arden, later Mary Shakespeare after her marriage.
None of the theatres Shakespeare was involved in changed their names.
They were called The Lord Chamberlain's Men and later The King's Men (change of sponsor).
They were called The Lord Chamberlain's Men and later The King's Men (change of sponsor).
There is no evidence that Shakespeare changed his name. He received a Coat of Arms for his father which enabled him to be Gentleman, but his name did not change.
Mary Arden, later Mary Shakespeare after her marriage.
King's Men
He did not.
Shakespeare did not make the change. Even if the company could have the right to change the name, Shakespeare did not have the right to speak for the company--Richard Burbage was its leader not Shakespeare. The name was changed by King James I. When he came to the throne, he took over patronage of the company. When the patron changed, the name changed.
No character in Shakespeare is called Deborah, and the person of that name in the Bible did not change her name.
Shakespeare did not, by himself, change the name. He was one of a dozen or so shareholder who voted to change the name when the King of Britain, James I, offered to become the company's patron. [They went with a more prestigious brand.]
Lord Hunsdon was the Lord Chamberlain of England; so the company took his title as its name.
William Shakespeare did not change his name. His acting company did, however, change its name. His Theatre Company was originally called "The Lord Chamberlain's Men" after the Lord Chamberlain, an official responsible for theatres and other public entertainment. After the death of Queen Elizabeth I in 1603 the company was granted a charter by the new King, James I, and the company changed its name to The King's Men.