Email is practically required nowadays for most people. There are boundless options on where and how to get it. Many are free.
Your Internet Service Provider (ISP) most likely gives you a free email address to use. You may also choose from the popular free email services such as Google, Yahoo, Hotmail, etc.
You know what Email Service you are using by what comes after the @ in your email address.
For instance:
myname1234@gmail.com
Is hosted by Google.
At Google, you will never be able to use your real name without adding numbers or other extras to it as someone else is using your name already, (myname@gmail.com vs myname1234@gmail.com).
What if you could have a more localized and personal email address?
Such as:
yourname@perryia.net?
Not only could you use your real name, you would also have your hometown listed right after the @ instead of something generic like gmail.
Granted it's not free, but it doesn't really cost you much to do it either.
Here's how....