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What is the most unusual surname you have heard.

506 replies

Noidea2114 · 07/09/2020 23:00

I'll start.
I went to school with someone called Crumplehome.

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Tinacollada · 08/09/2020 16:05

Was in halls at uni with a girl called Miss. Crack

honeylulu · 08/09/2020 16:13

Shagger
Fukanaga
Hamshit
Silley (a detective inspector no less)
Gay (my friend hated her maiden name and couldn't wait to get rid of it when she married. Her brother did likewise and took his wife's surname.)

Sunshine (thought this was lovely)
China (blonde and pretty work colleague - actually went to china and received an uproarious welcome whenever anyone found out her surname)

Violetparis · 08/09/2020 16:15

Worm
Christmas

Twizbe · 08/09/2020 16:26

I know a Snowball as well ...

I've also known a

Drinkwater
Sidebottom
Rainbow

Cocolapew · 08/09/2020 16:27

Sweet love, I think it's great.
Jellie
Pavlova Confused

Twizbe · 08/09/2020 16:28

Oh and I know a Goodenough too

Twizbe · 08/09/2020 16:30

I keep thinking of more.

I worked with a Champagne once too.

My husband worked with a bloke called

Randy Baumgaardener

DubiousGoals · 08/09/2020 16:36

Nobb
Cock (she changed it to Cook in her teens)
Twat

DSD had a teacher called Miss Dicks

Bionicname · 08/09/2020 16:38

A fellow student was called Lovely - she was too!

RollaCola84 · 08/09/2020 16:40

I used to work with a male Snowball too ! Wonder if we all know the same bloke or its not that uncommon.

I used to have a job working with recent migrants to the UK. I wrestled with whether or not I should tell a lady whose surname was something like Wankadoo that her name may cause some issues living in the UK !

AriesTheRam · 08/09/2020 16:41

Tinycock

qwertypie · 08/09/2020 16:42

Windmill!

ThisAintNoPartyThisAintNoDisco · 08/09/2020 16:48

These are brilliant 🤣 In my head I’m reading them in a Mrs Doyle voice (trying to guess Father Todd Unctious).

YouMakeABetterDoorThanAWinda · 08/09/2020 16:51

@Ivgotthis

Mine..it ends in bear 🐻
Coolbear is on of the best surnames.
Buntyjones · 08/09/2020 16:56

Christmas-Beaver

Clawdy · 08/09/2020 16:57

Shufflebottom
Bott
Spittle

everyonesmama · 08/09/2020 17:00

Today I heard Hedwig!

Although I too once knew a Wanklin

HelloPonDiOtherSide · 08/09/2020 17:04

A family friend called winterbottom. She used to just write winter.

Fifthtimelucky · 08/09/2020 17:15

I had teachers called Mr Pratt and Miss Slack.

At work I once had dealings with a Mr Smellie.

scaryfrogfish · 08/09/2020 17:35

I worked with Ewan Kerr.

DrDetriment · 08/09/2020 17:39

I knew Ewan Kerr at university...

FlyingSquid · 08/09/2020 18:02

We had all three of Shufflebottom, Sidebottom and Rawbottom in our school. Our dearly departed head did her best to pronounce the last one as Roe-boe-tom.

LaMarschallin · 08/09/2020 18:02

Worked with an "Onions" who always had to explain it was pronounced "Oh Ny ons.

Inevitably, he then would get called "Hyacinth Bucket" behind his back Sad

Saffzy · 08/09/2020 18:02

Vile
Winterbottom
Smellie

Matildalamp · 08/09/2020 18:06

Mycock, and Uren