Unusual Surnames

[Venod]

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)

 

[ianrauk]

I knew a Miss Piggy and worked with a Monika W@nk and a Jordi B@stard.

 

[Dave7]

A boss of mine was Mr Dicker.

Not unusual but at our golf club I was paired with a new member and he introduced himself as Fred Hull.
As we got to the 1st tee I (innocently) said "ok Rod, do you want to go first".
I quickly realised what I had done and was told "dont worry, it happens a lot".

 

[dan_bo]

Next door neighbour's called Cockshoot.

 

[Dirk]

I've a mate with the surname Wildgoose.

 

[CharlesF]

When I worked in a bank many moons ago, we had customers Mr & Mrs Clack. He was okay, but she was rather sour. One day she phoned in “Mrs Clack here, I want to speak to the manager” without thinking, I replied “clickity clack”. It was not well received.

 

[dan_bo]

I've a mate with the surname Wildgoose.

Jason perchance?

 

[Dirk]

Jason perchance?

Nope.

 

[byegad]

My surname is relatively rare. Whenever I give it over the phone, it's automatically written down at the other end as a similar, and much more common name.
Given my first and second names have alternative spellings, whenever I give my full details verbally, I inevitably end up spelling my full name. At which point the person on the other end has has lost all confidence and I therefore end up spelling the house number. So it goes.... '61, that's 6, 1.'

 

[Salar]

Someone in my class at college was called Morris Austin.

A manager at our local confectionery factory was called Mr Sweet.

 

[Electric_Andy]

I had a science teacher at school called Mr Lowcock

 

[roadrash]

I used to have a customer whos name was mrs cockshot, only she would pronounce it as mrs co shot, reminded me of hyacinth bucket

 

[Venod]

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

I wonder if the apostrophe was added.

 

[Phaeton]

I've a mate with the surname Wildgoose.

That's a reasonably common surname in these parts, along with Biddy, Lavin & Plant

 

[Smokin Joe]

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

I wonder if the apostrophe was added.

West Ham had a goalkeeper called Steve Death (No apostrophe). He made one first team appearance in 1969 before having a career with Reading.