Strange Surnames

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Used to work in customer services. Three surnames have never left my brain:
Mrs Wildgoose
Mr Gotobed
Mr and Mrs D’eath.

Please share the weird and wonderful surnames you own or have heard. Apologies if your surname is one I’ve listed.

Waterdrinker

I know of two pilots with distinctive surnames. There was once a Captain Fear, who wore a big 'F' cape over his uniform. And in the USA, a chap named Starbuck. First name, Randy.

I did once meet a Sandy Bush.

Shipperbottom
Shacklady

I went to school with a Jo King.

I have known a Mr Growcock and a Miss Trebilcock. Both insisted that the "-cock" part was pronounced "co"...

Anybody who doubts that estate agents do very much to earn their commission will probably want to avoid using Doolittle & Dalley in Kidderminster.

I once knew a man with the surname Brothwell. He always pronounced it exactly as it's spelled, but if you're used to the names of places like Norwich or Harwich, it comes quite naturally to make the 'w' silent!

Topliss is a far from uncommon surname. That must elicit a lot of sniggers and could be very unfortunate in certain scenarios.

"Did you see Jenny Topliss in the college-leavers' yearbook? She's right there on page 3...."

There's a woman on telly this very moment who has the title Very Reverend and her surname is Ogle!

I worked in tele sales at uni and spoke to a Mr Spicey - loved that name.

I knew someone with theast name Raper. As it that wasn't bad enough, their first initial was C - which looks like crapper of you put them together.

Not quite the same, but the German first name Helmut always makes me giggle.

O’Nions surely.

A woodwork teacher at my school was Mr Sander..
Orthodontist was Gordon Bennett..
Dc at ds's school was Rory Lyons.

Master Bates school sex Ed (psre) teacher
Pratt
Shufflebottom
Mrs Cook was our cookery teacher
Wildgoose
Winterbottom
Cocks
Bottomly
Sidebottom

I also know these people which make me puzzled I guess their parents really loved their name so much they wanted it x 2.

Robert Roberts

I was once out with my father when he pointed out a small balding unremarkable man in a beige raincoat, and told me the mans name was Wesley Challenger. I couldn’t help thinking he’d duck into a phone box and come out as a superhero 🦸‍♂️

@GreenGordon

I was once out with my father when he pointed out a small balding unremarkable man in a beige raincoat, and told me the mans name was Wesley Challenger. I couldn’t help thinking he’d duck into a phone box and come out as a superhero 🦸‍♂️

The black drummer in Showaddywaddy (this band had two of every musician, hence my distinction) is called Romeo Challenger.

I had a Miss Truelove teach me who then went on to marry and became Mrs Rowbottom

When I was growing up the head of refuse collection whose name appeared on the side of dustcarts was a Mr Smellie.

When I was at secondary school we had a teacher called Mr Beighton obviously we called him Master Beighton every single time. Not so much unusual as unfortunate

My friend's surname is Turbo and her son is called Max. 💪🏽

I also know a childcare teacher called Ms L'Enfant. Which is awesome.

Friend with name Bott. His brother changed it to Abbott, which I thought a good idea. Friend refused to change his.
Another friend had surname of Spittle. He changed it when he got married, his wife insisted!

I love the quirky Britishness of these names! Not so often found in Wales where I’m from as we have lots of surnames such as Jones, Parry, Evans, etc. I’m a teacher and one of my favourite pupil surnames is Moriarty. But I do love Sherlock 😊

There used to be a bank worker in the town I worked in called Dallas Hoare.

De'ath And yes... he was a doctor!

Dr De'ath

I know a Miss Christmas
and Mr F Hall.

My own grandmother has quite an ordinary surname but when you add her first name to it.....