I would consider it, in fact I did consider it. Here are a few things I learned along the way:

1. Do you have close living relatives with the new name (especially older ones)? If so, how would they feel about the change? Would it affect your relationship with them?

2. If you have no living relatives with the same name, do you have relatives who never changed in the first place? Do you think they might be accepting of a new branch to their family tree, would you be welcomed? That might be good. On the other hand, perhaps they aren't the type of relatives you would want. I suggest you check them out first.

3. This is not the sort of thing I would take lightly, or embark upon with some idealistic idea of regaining your proper history that was stolen from you by an unjust society. Several generations of your ancestors worked their whole lives to build a family history for you, sacrificing and working extremely hard. Part of the sacrifice was giving up their original name. Find out the circumstances surrounding the name change, it may be a new source of family pride.

4. Don't do this while you are young. Young people seldom understand much of the significance of family, but as they age, the importance of family and family history becomes more clear and more precious. Young people often act out of idealism and on impulse. This is not a decision that should be made from either of those places.

By the way, I decided not to change my name. I have relatives with my same name, none that i know of with my original name, and the older I get, the more valuable my family history has become.