Because of a surname change, was my baptism valid?

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First of all, I’m a guy. I was raised in a non-religious home by a single divorced mother. When I was 21 I changed my last name because I was angry with my father. A few years later, I became a Christian and converted to the Catholic Church getting baptized with the name I wasn’t born with. After becoming Catholic I started to learn about what the Church teaches about honoring your father. I began to realize that changing my last name to be rebellious to my father was a big mistake. So I reconciled with my father and eventually changed my last name back. So my question is this. Was my baptism valid since I wasn’t baptized with my birth last name? If it was valid, can I just have my last name changed to my birth last name and have them send me a new baptism certificate with the name correction?
 
Hi,

The validity of your baptism was not dependent on what your name was. You are validly baptized.

Fr. Vincent Serpa, O.P.
 
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