How can I drop my second last name?

How can I drop my second last name?

My name in all files is ABC but after citizenship my name is ABCD. I have never used my second last name. Shortly after I was born my father became a citizen. I was born outside of the U.S. and given name: ABCD (first, middle, father’s paternal last, mother’s paternal maiden). When I came to the U.S. my alien card only listed my name as ABC as did my social and all files henceforth. Due to lack of understanding I did not become a citizen until much later. I paid for a certificate I should have already obtained (via my father), I did not take a test, did not go to the oath ceremony, and was given an oath on the spot. I was also given the name exactly as it appeared on my birth certificate ABCD.

Asked on November 22, 2012 under Immigration Law, New York

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