Overview

• McElhenney signed and filed name-change documents in Los Angeles on June 26 to adopt the shorter moniker Rob Mac
• FX has already credited him as Rob Mac in promotional materials for It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Welcome to Wrexham
• He told Variety that simplifying his name addresses frequent mispronunciations in markets tied to his More Better Industries ventures and Wrexham A.F.C. co-ownership
• Genealogical research revealed past family branches had modified the McElhenney surname, reassuring him about making the change
• His wife, Kaitlin Olson, and their two teenage sons have expressed reluctance because they share the McElhenney last name