Remove Your Name From Google Search: Delete Your Name From Search Results
Scan your name first. The scan below shows which sites are publishing you, so you know exactly which Google results to remove and which source listings to opt out of.
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The short answer
You cannot delete your name from Google on request, but you can remove the results that expose it.
Google does not erase a name because you ask. It removes individual results when they expose your personal contact information, through the Results About You tool, and it drops stale snippets through the outdated content tool. To make your name stop surfacing for good, you remove the source listings behind those results, which are almost always people-search sites, then clear anything left in search. Take the source down and the result goes with it.
Last updated July 2026. Steps checked against Google's own removal help pages.
Find the source
Where your name shows up in Google, and how each one comes down
Google search is a mirror, not the source. Almost every result under your name points to a page somewhere else. Removing your name means matching each result to the right tool.
| Where the result comes from | What it exposes | How to remove it |
|---|---|---|
| People-search listings | Your name tied to your home address, age, phone number and relatives | Opt out at the source site, then the result drops from Google on its own |
| Cached or outdated pages | A snippet with your name that the live page no longer shows | Google Refresh Outdated Content tool, once the page itself has changed |
| Results with your contact info | Pages exposing your phone, home address, email or ID numbers | Google Results About You tool, which reviews and can remove the result |
| Pages you do not control | A blog post, forum thread or news mention using your name | Ask the site owner to edit or remove it, Google will not delete it for you |
The pattern holds almost every time: the result you want gone is a people-search listing, and Google will only keep it out once the listing itself is opted out at the source.
Do it yourself
How to remove your name from Google search, step by step
Search your own name first
Open an incognito window and search your full name, then your name plus your city. Copy the URL of every result that exposes your home address, phone number or relatives. That list is your removal worklist, and most of it will be people-search sites.
Use the Results About You tool
In your Google account, open Results About You. It finds results that carry your contact information and lets you request removal of each one. Google reviews the request and, when the result exposes personal contact details, takes it out of search for your name.
Remove the source listing
Taking a result out of Google does not delete the underlying page. If a people-search site is the source, opt out there too, or the profile keeps ranking under other searches and can return. Our removal guides cover the exact opt-out link for each site.
Clear the outdated snippet
If the live page has already been changed or the listing removed but Google still shows the old snippet, submit the URL to Google Refresh Outdated Content. It re-crawls the page and updates or drops the stale result within a few days.
The honest limit
What Google's tools will not remove
Google will not take down lawful content just because it names you. News reporting, court and arrest records, property records, professional licensing databases and posts you made yourself stay in the index. The Results About You tool is built for exposed contact information, a home address, phone number, email or ID number, not for a story you would rather people did not read.
What comes down cleanly is the aggregated profile built on top of public records: the people-search page with your address and relatives, the background-check preview, the marketing profile. That is what ranks for an ordinary name, and removing the listing removes the result. For a durable fix you also have to watch for it coming back, because brokers relist.
FAQ
Questions people ask about removing a name from Google
Not directly. Google does not delete a name on request. It removes individual results when they expose your personal contact information or point to a page that no longer shows it. To make your name stop surfacing, you remove or deindex the source pages, then use Google's removal tools to clear what is left.
Use the Results About You tool in your Google account to request removal of results that carry your contact information, then opt out at the people-search sites that publish the underlying listing. Removing the source is what stops the result from coming back.
A Results About You request is usually reviewed within a few days, and outdated-content refreshes clear in a similar window. Removing the source listing at a broker can take a few days to a few weeks. The search result often lingers briefly after the page is gone, which is what the outdated content tool fixes.
Because the source page is still live. People-search sites rebuild profiles from public records, so a listing you removed can reappear from a fresh voter file or property record, and Google re-indexes it. A one-time removal is not permanent, which is why the durable fix is ongoing monitoring and re-filing.
Yes. The Results About You and Refresh Outdated Content tools are free, and every people-search site has a free opt-out. It costs time, not money. Deindex exists for people who would rather not repeat that across dozens of sites and then chase every relisting by hand.
Keep reading
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Free exposure scan
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See what Google is showing for your name
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