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What is the most unusual/bizarre surname you are r

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Rebecca

Rebecca Report 21 Sep 2009 09:25

I have come across Crapp recently and Trufitt, and my grandparents were Pantrys. As anyone got any unusual names too?

Researching:
Gypsies, Cooper/Cole/Mitchell/Johnson/Doe... Pantry family-London/Kent

Huia

Huia Report 21 Sep 2009 09:59

Many years ago our council had a man called W.C.Motion.

Huia.

Researching:
Avatar: Red poppy holding a yellow poppy.

Linda

Linda Report 21 Sep 2009 10:21

I knew someone once with the name Trollop.

Researching:
Wells Ealing and E/W Ilsley Webbs H/Wycombe Lambourns E/Ilsley Deacons E/Ilsley Cannings Derry

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 21 Sep 2009 10:59

One of my names is Clapshoe/Clapshew, odd enough but with the first name Aquila, a great name to search for.

Researching:
Photo spring Researching Somerset, Dorset, Hampshire, Derbyshire, Staffs, Devon, Glamorganshire. Ingram, Masters, Tamblyn, Knight, Warner, Bate, Allen, Riggs, Dominey, Duffin

Hogzilla

Hogzilla Report 21 Sep 2009 12:04

My favourite one from my family tree is Dearlove.

I have a great great uncle whose first name was Aetheling. I wish he was my direct line as he'd be sooo easy to trace!

Anotheranninglos

Anotheranninglos Report 21 Sep 2009 14:20

I got a Lilycrapp. one surname
Not Lilly Crapp as is first and 2nd name.

Anne

Merlin

Merlin Report 21 Sep 2009 15:11

Think it was a "Thomas Crapper" who invented the first Flush Toilet.**M**.

Researching:
Vlad the Impaler and Dracula. Wend,Prickly,Island,GG.+CC.+DIZZY & Mersey.

Huia

Huia Report 21 Sep 2009 21:02

That is right, Merlin. I wonder what the origin of the name was?

Huia.

Researching:
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Huia

Huia Report 21 Sep 2009 21:05

I once found on the b index a child with the first name of Enough. I can only presume that somebody didnt know how to spell Enoch. Other people have also found some children with that name, I gather.

Can you just imagine a mother with several children on being asked what the latest one is called saying 'enough!'

Huia.

Researching:
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Fiona aka Ruby

Fiona aka Ruby Report 22 Sep 2009 07:44

One theory re. the name CRAPPER, is that they were originally pickers of fruit and vegtables. Obviously the name Cropper changed with various spellings and pronounciations. Bet they're pretty cross about that!