Wouldn't you just love to find these in your tree

[animet]

I Have this Dictionary of Surnames, which gives you the origins/meaning of them. My favourite section of the book, is a list of names that have gone out of use, for obvious reasons. Here's a sample of the more repeatable ones:

Bucktrout
Cockfyssh
Drinkedregges
Evilchild
Horsepet (which apparently means horsefart)
Litelskill
Lusshefish
Pokepot
Rotenhering
Shepewassh
Strokelady
Underdonne
crakpot
Grindelove
Wetebedde
Blakeballoc (Black testicle - honest, it's real!)
Le Pettour (The Farter)
Singsmal (Sings badly)


And for the Scots out there:

Aydrunken (Always Drunk)
Luggespick (Ear Pick)
Sowlug (Pig ear)

Anita

[suttontrust]

When I was a child we lived next door to a family called Dafter.  They preferred to be known - and who can blame them? - as Defter. 

[robjam]

Hi Anita, what would such a group of people together be able to achieve?

Rob

[goggy]

Can we take our pick or do we wait for the draw??
              Goggy.

[Kezlyn]

I've got plenty of Crakpots in my family tree!! 

[wheeldon]

Oooh those names have just given me a giggle - can you imagine if they were still in use - the deed pole office would be making a fortune.

I would love to be called Fiona Grindelove - never again would I feel like a broring old housewife.

[kerryb]

I've got plenty of Crakpots in my family tree!! 

You beat me to it, I was going to say that!!!!

Kerry

[erthomas]

I dont have anyone with the name Evilchild, but I do have a child in the late 1800s with the first name Evilson!!!