Unusual Surnames

[keithmac]

Advert from way back when

That reminds me of drinking "brandy ports" down at the local working man's club.

Was always Cockburn's Special Reserve (can taste it now!). Our record was 10, with a few pints..

 

[littlee]

I had a science teacher at school called Mr Lowcock

Lowcocks - made the best lemonade - 'huge' on Teesside

 

[Kempstonian]

So.... when Gustavsson has a son is he named Gustavssonson

And his grandson would then be Gustavssonssonsson?

That would be fun after a few generations. His name wouldn't fit on an envelope.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

We have probably discussed this before but I was browsing the Christian names thread and it got me thinking of unusual surnames, when I had to work to get by, a regular phone contact was called,

Barry Bytheway.

The first time I asked his full name he obliviously replied "Barry Bytheway" to which I said yes but whats your surname ?

I wonder how many times this had happened to him.

Other contacts unusual surnames were Bellavaqua and Featherstonehaugh (I still don't know how to pronounce this one)

It’s pronounced FAN SHAW
I kid you not.

Correct, Fanshaw' to the upper-crust
Likewise, Cholmundleigh. becomes; Chumley

A neighbour of the MIL was a Mrs De'ath.

I wonder if the apostrophe was added.

We had a Dr De'ath a few years ago
Not good................... in a Hospital​

 

[snorri]

An ex colleague of mine was known as Jimmy which was not an unusual name in these parts, however when south of the border he liked to be known as James. His surname was Riddell, which gave rise to odd reactions in England.

 

[byegad]

We had a teacher called Mr Haddock.

We had a Fred Cod, who taught History and a Fred Codling who taught History and Geography.

 

[captain nemo1701]

I went to college with a woman whose surname was Wyndass which was pronounced Wind (as in wind up) -Ass.

However, undergrad students + booze = fart jokes about windy arses...etc.

 

[postman]

Bob Mee has caused some fun over the years.

 

[Julia9054]

A friend of mine used to work with someone called Eileen Inwood

 

[Saluki]

Used to work with a bloke who's surname was Rainbird , not really odd just nice a lovely name

Didn’t they all get slaughtered horribly in the first ever Midsomer Murders?

Lovely old name though. You don’t hear it much.

 

[Dave7]

That reminds me of drinking "brandy ports" down at the local working man's club.

Was always Cockburn's Special Reserve (can taste it now!). Our record was 10, with a few pints..

Glad i didnt follow you into the bog

 

[Bromptonaut]

Our German text book at school was by a Mr Cockburn. The teacher pronounced it like Coburn but we always said it like it was spelt.

Circa 1989 I had a manager called Mr Cockburn. This being before e-mail paperwork was moved around the building in transit envelopes carried by messengers. Mr C insisted that when addressing transit envelopes I write his name in block capitals as in my usual left hander's scrawl it looked like Cockbum.....

 

[otek59]

Bob Mee has caused some fun over the years.

Just think if he had if a son and called him Ewan

 

[tom73]

Mrs 73 has come across loads , Storm blowit and stone blue comes to mind.
Then who can forget the best one ever Captain Five Hats.