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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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RobinlovesCormoran · 10/09/2020 19:52

Someone I work with is a Mudd. An acquaintance is a Button, but not related to Jensen.

AudTheDeepMinded · 10/09/2020 20:01

At the start of the Lockdown I ventured to the local Tesco Express for milk, feeling very anxious and upset by it all. Cashier was named 'Jesus', I genuinely thought, 'This is the end of days'!

StayClosePooky · 10/09/2020 20:07

My science teacher in high school was called Mr Raper. With a surname like that why oh why would you choose to teach teenagers?!

disorganisedsecretsquirrel · 10/09/2020 21:04

My maiden surname means lazy- slut (but more so..think suffix) .. when the threads about 'why did you change your name on marriage.. are you an anti feminist ? ' Give me the rage ..

BikeRunSki · 10/09/2020 22:04

@AudTheDeepMinded

At the start of the Lockdown I ventured to the local Tesco Express for milk, feeling very anxious and upset by it all. Cashier was named 'Jesus', I genuinely thought, 'This is the end of days'!
Ah. There was a long thread many years ago about a poster who had had a message about her Ocado order, which was bring delivered by “Jesus in the Cabbage Van”.
CocoBryceDidAcidWithMe · 10/09/2020 22:10

I know of a famous person named Ima Pigg. Also a Mr. Butts

CocoBryceDidAcidWithMe · 10/09/2020 22:13

"Hubby says he once knew a Cockhandler! Lolgrin"
Grin

disorganisedsecretsquirrel · 10/09/2020 22:17

CAn I just add a 'Mr Ratshit' when I was doing tele sales as a student.. desperately wanted to think it was a spelling mistake and 'Rashid' .. but he corrected me several times ..

hellsbellswithcherryontop · 10/09/2020 23:37

Mycock, lovely old lady

ALongHardWinter · 11/09/2020 01:17

Hailstone and Relish.

WeBuiltThisBuffetOnSausageRoll · 11/09/2020 01:28

There was someone with the surname Jism (Jisum/Jisam?) on the radio yesterday. I’m hoping for their sake that I misheard it.

Sorry to be the bearer or boring news, but it was most probably Chisholm - as in Mel C from the Spice Girls.

There is a school in Somerset called “Sexey’s”.

There's a university in Lincoln called 'Bishop Grosseteste'. As if having a surname that sounds like it's the Latin for 'big balls', there's also a 'bishop' right next to it Grin

Also, there's singer Ron Sexsmith. Sounds like he should have swapped names with Ron Jeremy.

The headmaster of a local primary school was called Mr Willey, which was almost unbearably amusing to all the 6-year-old boys he had to teach.

Whereas, in stark contrast, I am in my 40s, so when I read that and imagined him introducing himself to the class....

A grad seconded from China had the family name Pong. She chose herself an anglicised first name, which was quite common for grads. Fanny. She chose Fanny.

Fanny Pong.

I read an article a few years ago about an enterprising teenage girl who set up a website dedicated to helping Chinese people who wanted an alternative English name for international use. I think she charged about a fiver a time. Apparently, it's quite common for people to (unknowingly) just pick any old English word, so they could end up called something like 'Table' or 'Postcard'. I suppose they could just have looked for a specific baby name website, but even then they could end up unwittingly choosing Adolf, Avishag or Gaylord or whatever. Much simpler to just pay a few quid to a native speaker to ensure you get a distinctive but non-hilarious one!

There's a man in south Wales with the magnificent name of Ramjam Delilah Funkyboogaloo-Smythe!

WeBuiltThisBuffetOnSausageRoll · 11/09/2020 01:36

Have we had Lilicrap yet? We knew one in person, but I believe there was also a children's TV presenter with the same surname. We also knew a man with the surname 'Brothwell' and he made it categorically clear that the 'w' WAS to be pronounced, as in Ipswich and not silent as in Norwich!

Fish from Marillion's real name is Derek Willy Dick!

I'm sure everybody has seen it on The Chase, but it bears repeating: cartoon strip character Andy Capp is called Willi Wakker in the German version! Which reminds me also: Fanny Schmelar Grin

Inarightpickleandpreserve · 11/09/2020 01:46

Kitchen

Rainbow

Khunti

RhubarbCrumble1 · 11/09/2020 01:49

Had a teacher who was Mr Brain & his first initial was a P!

VanGoghsDog · 11/09/2020 01:51

Zwizereinham

We worked in a shop together, noone could say her surname except me, she always said they would never put out a tannoy announcement for her because they couldn't say her name, so on her last day, I went to the cash office and put a tannoy announcement out for her :)

PuddleglumtheMarshWiggle · 11/09/2020 06:30

I was at school with someone named Shufflebottom. And my cousin married a Pratt.

LioneIRichTea · 11/09/2020 06:34

Gotobed
Muff

TheVanguardSix · 11/09/2020 12:19

My sister in law's maiden name was Dick. She didn't just drop it when she married my brother. She burnt it from the roots!

Cockburn is such an unfortunate name. I know it's pronounced Coh-burn, but still, lots of people won't know that.

Clawdy · 11/09/2020 13:36

I knew a couple whose name was Dick. When their daughter was born they decided to change it to another name, and sent out cards informing friends of the name change. One friend said to the husband, "That's fine, Mike, but you'll always be a Dick to me!" Grin

UnacceptableOrNot · 11/09/2020 13:55

Trollop

KittyKattyKate · 11/09/2020 14:01

Bloodbutter. I kid you not.

Purplekitchen · 11/09/2020 14:21

This reminds me of the Pointless blooper where the answer was Cressida Dick (the met police chief) only the contestant said Caressa Dick Grin

Voyager54 · 11/09/2020 15:16

Bustard and De'ath !!

WeBuiltThisBuffetOnSausageRoll · 11/09/2020 17:00

Trollop

That brings to mind the time in Black Books where Manny is on the phone to the woman at the wholesaler, placing an order for replacement stock.

"Oh, and I need a complete Trollope.... erm, sorry, I didn't mean you!" Grin

WeBuiltThisBuffetOnSausageRoll · 11/09/2020 17:06

This reminds me of the Pointless blooper where the answer was Cressida Dick (the met police chief) only the contestant said Caressa Dick

I remember that one too. So difficult to keep a straight face when you're hosting a teatime show and you can't even mention that something extremely amusing was said, let alone explain what it was!

Two other classic moments I can remember were:
When they were after words ending in 'son' and Terry Wogan said 'whoreson' (which was indeed pointless);
When they asked for words ending in 'ism' and somebody said 'jism'. Richard just about managed to keep it together when it was an acceptable (and I think pointless) answer and explained it by saying "Yes, it's a term used in jazz music - it means a free, happy, carefree style.... AND NOTHING ELSE!!!"