Strange surnames

[thatjagbloke]

Never given names much thought before, but at the doctor's the other day the screen pinged for the next appointment and it was for a Mrs. Collarbone. I then remembered that when I was a kid my mother had a friend called Mrs. Wardrobe. This had my brother and me in stitches whenever it was mentioned.
My adult self doesn't laugh at names ( much ) but I do wonder about the origins of these names. Was Mrs. Collarbone's ancestor a surgeon ?
I also saw a woman on TV the other night whose surname was Marriage, another strange one.
What's the strangest surname you've come across ? and can anyone shed any light on the origins ?

[Philplop]

Tits

[Butter Face]

I like some of the old classics. At school we had the following.

Mr Woolcock
Mr Cockburn

We had an American teacher (who taught English, makes sense) who was called Mrs Sponnable. Always just thought it was an odd name.

[WA5EEM]

I sold a car not long ago to a Mr Cakebread, he thought I wouldn't believe that was his name so he shows me his driving licence to prove it .. not that I didn't believe him

[steveatesh]

Philplop said:

Tits

Girl at my school had the surname Titball.

Needless to say the mick was never taken and no association with any part of the human body was ever made!

[IanJ9375]

Quite a few years ago we had a joint address/phone list with our American HQ and so you could browse the names and some would make you chuckle but I remember coming across a Sharon S h i t which got a giggle out of my inner 12yr old sense of humour , of course when she left we assumed it was to look after the little sts lol

[jr6yam]

The wife works with a bloke whose surname is Cockhead

[red_slr]

jr6yam said:

The wife works with a bloke whose surname is Cockhead

[smn159]

I worked briefly with an American called Rick wk.

Quite a common surname over there I'm led to believe.

Never caused a snigger on Anglo-US conference calls at all. Absolutely not.

[Butter Face]

jr6yam said:

The wife works with a bloke whose surname is Cockhead

I have sold cars to a Mr Cockhead. He is very aware of the hilarity of his name, top bloke.

[Dynamic Space Wizard]

thatjagbloke said:

Was Mrs. Collarbone's ancestor a surgeon ?

No, her husband's was.

[FredAstaire]

A chap at my place of work (US) - Minge

[Dynamic Space Wizard]

IanJ9375 said:

Quite a few years ago we had a joint address/phone list with our American HQ and so you could browse the names and some would make you chuckle but I remember coming across a Sharon S h i t which got a giggle out of my inner 12yr old sense of humour , of course when she left we assumed it was to look after the little sts lol

I had to look that one up.

This page is funny: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/name-origin?surname=shi...

if the URL is broken, click 'Quote' to see it properly.

[Mr E]

smn159 said:

I worked briefly with an American called Rick wk.

Quite a common surname over there I'm led to believe.

Never caused a snigger on Anglo-US conference calls at all. Absolutely not.

Randy Hands. The third.

[LiamB]

My surname is Busbridge which is quite odd

[TwigtheWonderkid]

thatjagbloke said:

Never given names much thought before, but at the doctor's the other day the screen pinged for the next appointment and it was for a Mrs. Collarbone.

Given the IQ of the average doctor's receptionist, it was probably Mrs Smith about her collarbone.

[Zarco]

There was a bloke with the surname Hamerslag at my old work place.

[Tyre Smoke]

My son was competing in the area schools cross country last Saturday against a Anya Snowball and Bea Christian.

My mum was at school with a Pearl Button.

Not so much odd surnames but what were the parents thinking with their first names?

My other half is a white Anglo Saxon with the surname Basha. Which is quite odd.

[eharding]

Been a few years now, but one of the young flying instructors at my club rejoiced in the surname of Captain.

He left, as they do, to join the airlines, where presumably for a while he was introduced over the PA a First Officer Captain.

Bound to have got his command by now, so he'll be referred to as Captain Captain.

[Gary C]

Work with a lad who's surname is Welfare, would be so bad but his first name is Christian !