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what do you think, the worst surname ever is ? can anyone top pratt?

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beachlover · 24/02/2008 21:31

not my surname btw !

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FixItUpChappie · 04/02/2015 03:34

My gf's married name is "Monster" and she's a Kindergarten teacher. Can you imagine meeting Mrs Monster on your first day! Grin

Blackforestdonuts · 04/02/2015 07:35

So funny! In a schadenfreunde kind of way.
I knew a Mr Batman. There is also a gynaecologist down the road called Dr Koch.

HellKitty · 04/02/2015 07:43

My friend married a Pratt. And he is. And a neighbour told me her maiden name was Craddock. Not bad but she was called Fanny all the way through school.

Bazza2 · 04/02/2015 08:32

There was a couple on Mork and Mindy once called Mr and Mrs Wanker.

Onyabike · 04/02/2015 08:45

There's a doctor called Dr Pratima Khunti at a GP practice I know - her interests include gynaecology amongst other things.

nagynolonger · 04/02/2015 08:53

We have Slaughter and Bumpus in our family tree. We once bought a car from a Mr Tossar.

BestIsWest · 04/02/2015 08:55

Pratt was my grandmother's maiden name. She used to get very hurt by comments about it.

Lj8893 · 04/02/2015 09:00

I know a Mr Dix, Mr Cocks and a Mrs Hoare.

Corsu · 04/02/2015 09:17

I know both a Boocock, and a Glasscock. Unsure which is worse.

Brambles34 · 04/02/2015 09:27

Someone I knew at uni had the surname 'Dick' (and he was!! Lol) when he got married they changed it to Dixon

Brambles34 · 04/02/2015 09:28

There is also a Dr De-ath at the hospital where I work!

ISolemnlySwearImUptoNoGood · 04/02/2015 09:35

Gash is a player on my local football team. His number is 69.

My husbands follows motorbike racing. Patric Muff is a bsb rider... Never gets old in our house!

Grin

Also knew a Grucock at school grew-cock...Arf!

skylark2 · 04/02/2015 11:37

My mum was at university with a Miss Wottebot.

It had a silent T at the end, or she got very upset :D

MoonlitHorizons · 04/02/2015 11:57

My DP surname is Alcock (pronounced: All-cock)... As much as I love him I'm a little hesitant to take his name should we get married...

Jackieharris · 04/02/2015 12:05

Anything with cock/cox in it eg Wilcox Babcock

Fish

Wynche

McPhail

Waddle

Boyle

Any serial killer name

Reekie

Tuck

Smith- so boring!

SunnyBaudelaire · 04/02/2015 12:07

Burke
Duck
Death
Cox

FamiliesShareGerms · 04/02/2015 12:07

Lilycrap

Hoare

Munter

Dich

I'd rather be a Pratt than any of these

MyBootsAreMuddy · 04/02/2015 12:13

I used to teach violin yo a Yuk Ming
Our nanny went to school with a Roger Cox and last harvest we had a chap come to help who was called William Boner (13 yr old Ds1 could hardly contain himself when introduced.)

Choccyhobnob · 04/02/2015 12:30

I used to work with a Mr Stillbourne, always thought that was an awful name....

TyrannosaurusBex · 04/02/2015 12:34

I had an Indian client called Mr Dikshit many years ago.

Takver · 04/02/2015 12:46

I remember a very posh man ringing up at work to ask for a catalogue "My name's Bastard, that's it, just what it sounds like" Poor bloke!

A friend had to take a phone call from a Randy Pecker when working in the States, said he had a hard time keeping a straight face (though I suspect it's a totally unremarkable name there.)

Sophronia · 04/02/2015 13:38

I had teachers called Mr. Hardon, Mr. Smellie and Mrs. Pocock. I also know a family with the surname Connew, pronounced 'con you', and they also had to give a fake name when ordering takeaways as people would always think it was a joke or a prank call!

HellKitty · 04/02/2015 13:44

I totally want to be a Mrs Wottebot! With extra emphasis on the last 't'.

Twunk · 04/02/2015 15:12

TINY KOX, a politician for the Socialist Party, has been confirmed as the top candidate for the upcoming Dutch Senate elections...

OK not English but it's good you must agree!

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiny_Kox

MoonlitHorizons · 04/02/2015 17:12

At university, there was an unfortunate Chinese girl called "Wang King". She changed her name to a more European one after arriving and learning her misfortune