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Unusual surnames - is yours here?

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Harpstrings

Harpstrings Report 22 Nov 2008 07:56

Clode and Mules are mine. When I research Mules I get all the gumph about horses etc!!

One of the names I had to type once in work was Titball - we typists always had a bit of a titter!

One of my teachers at school was a Mr Boney - well you can imagine what a class of immature school children were like on hearing that one!

I know a Mr Conquest!

Tina x

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond Report 22 Nov 2008 03:00

I am quite envious of some of those names lol

I got my mortgage sorted by a chap called M. Gotobed, made me laugh when I had to ring him lol

I worked with a Jimmy Jablonski/y years ago here in Norwich.

The name I like best so far in my tree is my Gt. Gt. Grandmother's, she was Ann Merry and I have my Merry tribe back to 1500!

The rest are Woodfords, Wilsons, Throwers, Owen, so far.

Lizx

Sharron

Sharron Report 21 Nov 2008 13:48

Ammon,Chimsen/Chinsen/Chimpson,Ainger,Dowdy,Hersey,Denyer

MargarettawasMargot

MargarettawasMargot Report 21 Nov 2008 12:58

My husband's surname is MIDDLIN,and I grew up with a family called CHEESE.

Margot.

WhackyJackieInOz

WhackyJackieInOz Report 21 Nov 2008 11:26

WOOMBELL is my most unusual surname in my tree
89% of Woombells came from Nottinghamshire
11% came from Lincolnshire

Regards
Jackie

Elizabeth

Elizabeth Report 21 Nov 2008 10:56

Dunglinson
My husband says its to do with farming.Son of a mucker out.
Note I have used the polite term !

Elizabeth A

Elizabeth A Report 26 Jul 2004 13:03

As far as we can make out Ondrascheck comes from Austria, and only a possibility that there might be Hungarian connections. Ondrascheck and Schibik are hubby's surnames, and not really starte researching that much on them yet. Liz

syljo

syljo Report 26 Jul 2004 11:59

Where does Ondrascheck come from? Sylvia

Elizabeth A

Elizabeth A Report 25 Jul 2004 16:34

I have Buckledee, Greygoose, Schibik, Ondrascheck Possibility of a D'eath (Pronounced Dearth) but checking, and possible Sturgeon.

syljo

syljo Report 25 Jul 2004 16:29

You're not related to Henry Moore are you?

Jan

Jan Report 22 Jul 2004 22:42

Sylvia It was a very upright headstone unlike some!

syljo

syljo Report 22 Jul 2004 19:57

I used to sit next to a girl at school whose name was Janet Frances Cole. She had an older sister too - her name was Stella

Maureen

Maureen Report 22 Jul 2004 19:52

My ggrandma was Bridget Clusky or Mc.Clusky only one in database, another with surname Cole only five in database Maureen

syljo

syljo Report 22 Jul 2004 18:16

Jan, Would have been better if it was "laydown", or "liedown" Sylvia

Jennifer

Jennifer Report 22 Jul 2004 17:51

Hi, I though my maiden surname of COCKSEDGE was fairly unusual until I realised the family originated from around Rougham in suffolk where everyone and their aunt seems to be called COCKSEDGE in one spelling or another. I too have a coloured family tree with surnames WHITE, BROWN and GREEN. We also have a PANTRY and a SATTERFITT. Jenny

Jan

Jan Report 22 Jul 2004 17:27

My g. grandma came from a family called MACKINGS who don't seem to exist in census records! I was looking in a local cemetery for a gravestone for someone yesterday and I saw this name: SITDOWN. Good, eh?

Kaye

Kaye Report 17 Jul 2004 13:53

My grandad was called Seymour Cawkwell but he preferred to be called Charlie!!!!!

Jay

Jay Report 14 Jul 2004 19:23

Not strictly what this thread is about, but had to share it with you, my great grandfather was called Walter Salter!! Jay

Naomi in SW

Naomi in SW Report 14 Jul 2004 18:25

My Maiden name is Poyntz which after researching have found was Poynts/Points previously.

syljo

syljo Report 14 Jul 2004 15:42

Fish, Cod, Tarbot, Salmon