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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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Oliversmumsarmy · 09/09/2020 00:38

Shufflebottom

EBearhug · 09/09/2020 00:44

We had a Mr Shittur in one of the Indian offices of a former employer. I assume it's entirely innocuous in non-English languages, but we did snigger.

feistyoneyouare · 09/09/2020 00:46

Belch.

SkiingIsHeaven · 09/09/2020 01:08

DH went to school with a guy with the last name Woodcock. Everyone called him Timber Dick. The poor guy.

Oliversmumsarmy · 09/09/2020 01:41

I also knew someone called Winterbottom

inappropriateraspberry · 09/09/2020 01:43

Had a customer called Mr De'ath and his invoice number was 666!

ThreeImaginaryBoys · 09/09/2020 01:50

I knew of a teacher called Miss Hooker (in an all boys' school of all places).

I have a very unusual surname. If I ever come across another, they're a relative. There are a fair few of us, mind you, as my late Nan did a sterling job producing boys!

inappropriateraspberry · 09/09/2020 01:57

There was a headteacher near me called Mrs P. Iles!

Zoflorabore · 09/09/2020 02:00

I used to work in a call centre many years ago and took a call from a Captain Bastard. It was pronounced “B’stard” and I’m pretty sure I used the first version which sounded even worse in my scouse accent and he was sooo posh Grin I ended up putting a note on his account on how to pronounce his name correctly.

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Happynow001 · 09/09/2020 02:35

Shufflebottom - pronounced ShuffleBOWtom

HeyAllYouCoolCatsAndKittenz · 09/09/2020 02:55

smelly spelled smellie

Topseyt · 09/09/2020 03:06

We had a manager at a company I used to work for called Mr. Ficker. He was German.

The thing is, in German Ficker actually means fucker. So his name was Mr. Fucker.

Oliversmumsarmy · 09/09/2020 05:09

inappropriateraspberry

Did once come across a Dr Death
Pronounced Dee Ath

oreshina · 09/09/2020 05:12

Cockenmouth

tanqueray10 · 09/09/2020 05:33

Fullalove

Sounds like the name of some adult movie star but nope that’s his actual surname!! 😂

findthelight · 09/09/2020 05:43

My maiden name-it's an anglicised version of a name as the spelling was changed. There are only 3 left now with this spelling. No I'm not saying what is!
Some of the names have me laugh out loud!

myhumps123 · 09/09/2020 05:44

Dixshit

findthelight · 09/09/2020 05:44

*made me

bumblingbovine49 · 09/09/2020 05:50

Sex

Ugzbugz · 09/09/2020 06:04

Cunto, just awful

FixItUpChappie · 09/09/2020 06:08

My friends married name is Monster

FluffyPJs · 09/09/2020 06:11

Pratt
Smelt
Cocks
Cakebreadbrown
Drinkwater
Ip

JMAngel1 · 09/09/2020 06:26

Micunt Grin
I had to shout it out as well across a packed waiting room - I nearly lost it.

MyDogSmells · 09/09/2020 07:22

@EoinMcLovesCakeJumper

This thread has made me think of the first chapter of Notes From a Small Island, when Bill Bryson encounters a man with a ridiculous name that apparently only the British have, like Colin Crapspray or Bertram Pantyshield 😂 Do Americans really not have people called Shufflebottom and Crapper?

Americans definitely have the surname Wanker, heard it a couple of times, but most notably as a character on Mork and Mindy, much the the merriment of schoolchildren everywhere. I believe that characters name has since been dubbed over.