Unfortunate Surnames

[Billyblue]

I once worked with a so named person many years ago. Strangely the entire office found him a bit odd, so possibly there was something ancestral about his name.

              

Dawn M

[Redroger]

I did some look-ups for a lady a week or two ago, which resulted in finding a man with the wonderful name --- John Twopenny Fright.
He came from Kent and looking at the area on Family Search showed a large number of people with that surname.

It must have been a "Fright full" place to live     SORRY
Eric

A twopenny fright? Would a threepenny fright be more stressful?

[lainie3961]

Not strictly on subject - but thought I would share anyway! [sorry]  A solictor in Nottingham who is/was called Edward [Teddy] Bear and his brother who is called Rupert!!!

The humour of their parents never ceased to amaze me - and their humour for keeping their names!!

[CaroleW]

If you'll pardon the expression - my paternal grandmother was a Dick

Thank goodness it wasn't my grandfather's surname

[Redroger]

I knew a man now deceased who was named Richard Willey; and also another named Hugh Dick (think about it)

[Redroger]

Best I've heard of: Ivor Butt-Payne!!

[goff153]

How about Ivor Wetton, Minnie Minor or Isaac Hunt - all real people.

[Redroger]

Not heard of this Ivor; know of the surname minor, and know of both Isaac and his brother Mike, again, both genuine. Some people lead very sheltered lives!

[tonyfebruary]

I had to laugh when I was looking up a friends family tree and came across a marriage in the Rotherham district in 1871 of Fanny Roebuck to Alfred Smelt what a name Fanny Smelt.
Even my friend and Husband laughed at the print out.
 
 
Tony