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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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sweetkitty · 25/02/2008 16:07

Used to work with someone who's surname was Pratt and she had chosen to change her name to it once married.

At school we had a Mrs Dick and a Miss Willey

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hifi · 25/02/2008 16:12

De ath

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Kimi · 25/02/2008 16:22

Strange

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stinkycat · 25/02/2008 18:15

the name brown, ive never really liked although i agree that its not horrible

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ScruffyTeddy · 25/02/2008 18:26

There was a lad at school called allcock. Now I am sure that was his name, yet on friends reunited its spelt rather differently..hmmmm.

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chipmonkey · 25/02/2008 19:14

We had a client once called Mr Handcock. Bad enough except that my colleague accidentally called him Mr Hardcock!

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jellyhead · 25/02/2008 19:19

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itsahardknocklife · 25/02/2008 19:36

Cockburn, pronounced Coburn. (not my surname, but the surname of an ex-neighbour)

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PABLOP · 25/02/2008 19:37

I worked with a guy called granville pratt, lovely guy unfortunate name.
Years ago used to have a manager called Andrew Bates who insisted on being called Mr Bates, he was a bit of a prat so we called him Master Bates but not too his face!!

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yama · 25/02/2008 19:40

A lovely chap in my halls was called Quentin Brownsword.

At least he was posh.

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brimfull · 25/02/2008 19:43

I nursed a patient called Mr Titman.

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naturalblonde · 25/02/2008 19:44

I know someone called Mark Hunt.

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Tutter · 25/02/2008 19:45

ooh boco dh knows a dick king too

must be the same one surely

will ask pertinent dick-identification questions...

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Tutter · 25/02/2008 19:53

oh i am completely wrong

he knows a dick steel and a michael hunt

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mrsruffallo · 25/02/2008 20:06

I think the footballer shirlifter had a pretty hard time

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Bluestocking · 25/02/2008 20:19

My mum swears she knew an American at college called Randy Sodd III (pron. Randy Sodd the Third).

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TheMoistWorldOfSeptimusQuench · 25/02/2008 20:34

There are some brilliant ones here.

I offer you a Mr. Cund

I have also worked with clients named Ruby Screwby and Basil Bigcock

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SpringSunshine · 25/02/2008 21:39

I know of a Joss Dicks (I kid you not!)

some parents deserve lynching

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CanterburyTaLcS · 25/02/2008 21:42

Paul mycock

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Fivefour · 25/02/2008 23:19

I seem to be doomed to a life with a surname containing a body part. I was a Robottom and now I'm married, I'm an Alcock. Both dreadful surnames but I reckon it's funny - bottom and cock, obviously a perfect match !!

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verylittlecarrot · 26/02/2008 00:27

Randy Giezer.

true.

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MrsJohnCusack · 26/02/2008 01:29

there was a girl at university whose surname was Nash-Wankling

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superloopy · 26/02/2008 02:13

There is a road here in Melbourne called Ernst Wanke Road. I do snigger whenever I drive past it... Poor Ernst!

There was also a large family in the small town where I grew up whose surname was Wanke also but they all changed it by deed poll about 20yrs ago to Warneke.

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smartiejake · 26/02/2008 06:49

One of my friends at school had the surname De'ath and his father was a doctor! (should have been an undertaker)

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NotQuiteCockney · 26/02/2008 07:11

I used to work with someone whose surname was 'vom Scheit' or something - pronounced 'Vom Shite'. He was about to get married, but nobody could work up the nerve to ask ... 'so, is she taking your name?'

I also used to work with a 'long dong'. Well 'Luong Dong', but pronounced 'long dong'. Poor chap.

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