Why are books by Frank Cottrell Boyce listed under C for Cottrell?

Question

His name is not hyphenated, but it is treated as such. What is the history of this name? Is Cottrell Boyce the full surname? Why is there a two word surname?

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

I suspect that this is his birth 

England & Wales, Birth Index, 1916-2005 about Francis G Boyce
Name:	Francis G Boyce
Mother's Maiden Surname:	Grimes
Date of Registration:	Oct-Nov-Dec 1959
Registration District:	Liverpool North
Inferred County:	Lancashire
Volume Number:	10d
Page Number:	548

And this is his marriage

England & Wales, Marriage Index, 1916-2005 about Francis G Boyce
Name:	Francis G Boyce
Spouse Surname:	Cottrell
Date of Registration:	Jul-Aug-Sep 1983
Registration District:	Bullingdon
Inferred County:	Oxfordshire
Volume Number:	20
Page Number:	3016


England & Wales, Marriage Index, 1916-2005 about Denise J Cottrell
Name:	Denise J Cottrell
Spouse Surname:	Boyce
Date of Registration:	Jul-Aug-Sep 1983
Registration District:	Bullingdon
Inferred County:	Oxfordshire
Volume Number:	20
Page Number:	3016


I guess that Frank Cottrell Boyce is his nom de plume rather than his legal name, there are kids (presumably his) registered with the surname as just Boyce and mother's maiden name as Cottrell.

ancestorseeker · Answer

In some instances it is hyphenated. He is a living person and has a right to privacy. If you can't find the answers with a internet search and his own blogs and interviews then he doesn't want the information out there. 

A preference adopted by the family.

Why are books by Frank Cottrell Boyce listed under C for Cottrell?

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