What's your favourite surname?

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I'm divorcing DH soon and hoping to just change my name to something I like. I've been saddled with his since the age of 18

What's your favourite surname? I think I might go with 'Knight'

I've met a couple of people with the surname 'Love' and been v jealous.

Golightly is my favourite. I like the idea of you going through life just brushing against things.

I also like Darling, like in Peter Pan, although I think you'd have to be sweet and smiley all the time!

Fitz does sound good, but the original "illegitimate son of..." meaning might put sone people off.

I’ve always rather fancied being a Plantagenet

Knight sounds too 'male' for me, considering you are freeing yourself from your DH. I would go for something that sounds more female or neutral - your happiness, empowerment, freedom name. What would that be, OP?

I worked with men who had the surnames Florence and Honeyman.

Fox, Bond and Wilde are my favourites

I've always loved beautiful nouns as surnames, like "Gold" or "Love".
Although reading this thread, a fancy literature-related name would also be nice!

PS I do know a Strong, a Freedom, a Power, a Winner, a Merry and a Merryweather if any of those might suit?!

Once met someone with the surname Smiles. Wish it was my own.

Moriarty
Farquarson
Cow meadow

Darlington

De'ath

De Quincy. V tempted myself!

@DerbyshireGirly

Valentine is lovely

This! I gave my sims 4 character this surname

@bumblenbean

For some reason I think Clutterbuck is awesome. Although it does sound a little like cluster-fuck

A school friend’s surname was Peace which I always thought was cool

I told DH if his name was Clutterbuck, I wouldn't have taken it. I've since worked with a Mrs Clutterbuck and I know someone else who changed their name to Clutterbuck by deed poll!

No idea why such a random name has played such a big part in my life.

My own choice would be Kilgarriff or Kennedy both of which would go very nicely with my first name.

Desbonnet (the s is silent)
Darling
Arnett
Hudson
Lawless
McArdle

My head of house at school was Mrs Montgomery - I always though that was a great name.

I rather love my own surname, which I couldn’t wait to take on marriage after a really hideous maiden name.

I knew a lady with the surname “Dainty“ loved that ( although she was very dainty so it suited her)

Crawford
Sullivan
King
Fox
Taylor
Kennedy

I do like Knight but prefer Knightley 😊

I was engaged to an Atkinson once. Great surname.

I also worked with a Freckleton, which is excellent! I love Cavendish as well.

I think it depends on how many syllables your first name has - mine has 1, so a longer surname sounds much better. A one syllable surname, not so much.

I know a L’strange.
That’s a great name.

My favourite has always been Fox, and I'm really surprised that it's been mentioned four (I think) times on here already. I know someone with the surname Chicken, which always makes me smile in a nice way.

Your favourite name is my maiden name!

I didn’t go back to it after I divorced but stuck with my married name, as I’d got used to it and my children have the same name.

I did toy with changing to something grander; Cavendish, Berkeley, Montague - something like that.

Hmm -

Capone? De Niro? Tarantino?

I'd have to go a bit unusual 😂

Kinsella