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Strangest Surname you have on your tree.
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Jill in France | Report | 19 Jan 2006 08:34 |
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A couple of days ago I found My Gt Grans name---Sleet. I am now looking for Snow and Rain. Jill xx :) |
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heleninrotterdam | Report | 19 Jan 2006 07:59 |
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The most unusual surname I have is probably my own maiden name, GRIMMETT De Jong is one of the most common surnames in the Netherlands and means 'the young' (The J is pronounced as a Y) Paul - Grimmelijkhuizen would be pronounced as GRIM - LICK - HOW - ZUN and means something like gloomy houses |
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Little Lost | Report | 19 Jan 2006 06:02 |
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I have a 'Dick Head' in mine. Well Richard really but we have nick named him Dick. LOL Also I won a free years subscription to lost cousins for an unusual name on 1881 Nimrod wiffen Thought Nimrod was a new name for a jet. Gloria |
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Animal Lover | Report | 18 Jan 2006 23:43 |
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My strangest surnames are Restarick and Walsom. Now with Christian names I have 'Jocheves'! GP |
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Malcolm | Report | 18 Jan 2006 23:33 |
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not so much strange as rather funny i have SARNEY in mine now thats not funny till you put their christain names in theres fanny sarney and two williams (willy sarneys ) fanny married richard (dick ) ROLLS hows that for a picnic all this is perfectly true if ya think im making up ask to view my tree |
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Malc /GG and Jackie | Report | 18 Jan 2006 20:50 |
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On mums side theres mennewether .. But have found out it could be mennyweather or merryweather due to mis-spelling at records offices. |
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Unknown | Report | 18 Jan 2006 20:43 |
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Teri, I have lots and lots of Smiths lol (and some Clarke and Clarkes !) |
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Unknown | Report | 18 Jan 2006 20:42 |
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I feel really boring now! I've got Smith, Clark, Thompson.........................Boring!!! |
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Unknown | Report | 18 Jan 2006 20:35 |
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I used to know a Jo Garlick in Oxford, any relation Susan ? |
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Glenys the Menace! | Report | 18 Jan 2006 20:11 |
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It's not strange, but German, which was a bit unexpected. Steinhofel. x |
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Janet 693215 | Report | 18 Jan 2006 14:34 |
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Tocqueville's too common in France (there's 200 of them in the french phone book) so I guess my most unusual has to be Horsup (originating in Suffolk) |
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Lindy | Report | 18 Jan 2006 14:00 |
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Paul, De Jong is a common surname in South Africa. The only Hackart's on the site are all in my tree and the strange ones are common ones to me, if that makes any sense. Lindy;-)))) |
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☼ Orangeblossom ☼ - Tracy | Report | 18 Jan 2006 13:31 |
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lol Paul, you've come up trumps with this one :) |
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Paul | Report | 18 Jan 2006 13:31 |
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:-))) My thread has a practical use for it as well!! Yay! |
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PennyDainty | Report | 18 Jan 2006 13:30 |
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I'll Pm you Tracy Christine |
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☼ Orangeblossom ☼ - Tracy | Report | 18 Jan 2006 13:28 |
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Indeed they are, Christine :) Do you have some too? I don't have many as I only found them yesterday lol |
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PennyDainty | Report | 18 Jan 2006 13:25 |
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Ornangeblossom Tracy Can I ask are your Fluckers from Newhaven, Leith? Christine |
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Paul | Report | 18 Jan 2006 13:22 |
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Andy - Any information you have will be helpful. Let me know when you get home and we'll discuss it! |
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Bec | Report | 18 Jan 2006 13:20 |
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Tzortzoglou |
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Andy | Report | 18 Jan 2006 13:18 |
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Paul, I've come across a De Jong in my ancestry. I'm working from memory here because it isn't in my GR tree and I'm at work but I think it was a Susan De Jong marrying a guy whose surname was Stoaling (this is a rare surname). I don't know how common De Jong is as a surname in Netherlands, so this may be of no interest to you. If it is then let me know and I'll look it up when I get home. Andy. |
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