Suri, the 20-year-old daughter of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, has legally changed her last name from Cruise to Noelle, signalling a definitive break from her father’s surname. The college student made the change official through voter registration records, marking a significant personal decision during her transition to adulthood. Noelle, which is also Katie Holmes’ middle name, represents both a legal reclamation of identity and a statement about Suri’s relationship with her famous parents and their separate lives.According to Pennsylvania voter records reviewed by Page Six, Suri legally changed her last name to Noelle from Cruise. The 20-year-old currently attends Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and registered to vote in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania during her freshman year in October 2024. Her voter registration reads Suri Noelle.
Suri Noelle used her legal name for high school graduation in June 2024
Months before Suri registered to vote as Suri Noelle, she had already adopted the name for her high school graduation in June 2024. That same weekend, Tom Cruise was photographed attending Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour at London’s Wembley Stadium, marking a notable timing coincidence as Suri marked one of life’s major milestones separately from her father.
The decision follows more than a decade after Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes ended their marriage in 2012.Image credit (Instagram)
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes welcomed Suri in April 2006, married in November 2006, and divorced in 2012. The former couple’s parenting arrangement following their separation has remained largely private, with Suri primarily residing with Katie Holmes.
Katie Holmes reacts to Suri Noelle’s college journey
Two months after Suri’s high school graduation, Katie Holmes made rare public comments about her daughter while speaking to Town & Country in celebration of Suri’s college transition. “I’m proud of my daughter. Of course, I will miss the close proximity, but I’m really proud of her and I’m happy,” the proud mother told the outlet. Katie Holmes added, “I remember being this age, this time of beginnings. It’s exciting to learn about yourself and I loved that time, so it makes me happy to think about it like that.“
Katie Holmes has expressed pride in Suri as she continues building her own path through college and adulthood.Image credit (Instagram)
The comments reflected Katie Holmes’ measured approach to discussing her daughter publicly choosing to focus on Suri’s personal growth rather than family dynamics or her relationship with Tom Cruise.
Katie Holmes shuts down Tom Cruise trust fund rumours about Suri Noelle
In December 2024, Katie Holmes publicly addressed circulating reports about Suri’s relationship with Tom Cruise, 64, specifically denying claims that she had inherited a trust fund from her father. Katie Holmes, now 47, shared a post on Instagram disputing a tabloid report that Suri gained access to her trust fund when she turned 18.“Completely false,” Katie Holmes wrote over a screenshot of the article. “You can stop making stuff up.” Katie Holmes added in the caption: “Enough.”The firm denial suggested Katie Holmes’ frustration with ongoing speculation about her daughter’s life and financial arrangements, underlining her protective stance toward Suri’s privacy during this formative period.
Suri Noelle keeps a low profile despite Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’ fame
Although Suri has remained largely out of the spotlight throughout her life, she was photographed in August 2025 visiting her mother on the set of ‘Happy Hours’ in New York City. The mother-daughter duo was spotted walking down city streets before Katie Holmes was on set filming with her ‘Dawson’s Creek’ costar Joshua Jackson.The sighting marked a rare public appearance for Suri, who has consistently maintained distance from the celebrity world that defines her parents’ professional lives.
