Change of email name on iCloud email

Hi
I have recently got married and so my surname has changed. I have managed to change my name in my settings but this hasn't effected the actual email address.
Can I change my actual email address to be my new surname e.g. [email protected] to [email protected]? Is this what creating an alias does? Sorry for being dumb but I don't really get how the alias works?
I am hoping I can change it easily with out having to delete my account and start from scratch
Any help would be apreciated
Thanks

For the ones that give you an option, select the option you want (keep on the Mac or Delete). For the ones that are simply warning you, click on Delete from Mac.
They will all come back when you sign back on, since all you did was change your existing Apple ID to a new email address. It's the same iCloud account, just with a different name.
It's the only way to get your updated ID signed onto iCloud.
Cheers,
GB

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