Unfortunate last names

[CaliforniaDreamin]

Ok, I just started watching a movie on Netflix called 'The Disappeared" and I noticed the director's name is Johnny Kevorkian. I have never heard of anyone with that last name except Dr. Jack.

So that got me thinking, and every single bad guy I could think of, has a fairly rare last name.

You know Johnny Kevorkian is always asked if he is related to Jack. I even went to IMDB to see if he was (he's not).

But what if you were stuck with a last name like Dahmer, Manson, Gacy, Chapman, Hinckley? Would you change it to avoid the questions? And even if you tell people you aren't related, most of them would not be convinced ("yeah, like you would really fess up to being Jeffrey Dahmer's cousin").

 

[Lintasare]

I work health insurance claims and I have seen some doozies. A couple that stuck out with me...

Dirteater

and

Dildio

Don't worry...I misread the second one too.

 

[chisnpeke]

Chapman I wouldn't change. It's common enough to not be questioned I would think. I actually don't know who you are referring to with Chapman

I'm not sure what I would do. I would think it would be really weird to have the last name Manson so I might.

I knew of a man who had the last name of our previous vice president 's first name...nickname for Richard (under George W. Bush) and the first name Harry. Put the two together and you get his name.

 

[low-key]

That would get old, probably not help if you were applying for jobs either. I guess I might

 

[ols386]

There is a guy in Detroit (I think he is a politician, can't remember his title) named Robert Bobb.

I don't think he goes by Bob Bobb, but it just seems odd to me that parents with the last name of Bobb, would name their child Robert.

 

[CaliforniaDreamin]

I work health insurance claims and I have seen some doozies. A couple that stuck out with me...

Dirteater

and

Dildio

Don't worry...I misread the second one too.

Good, I thought I had a dirty mind!

Yeah, I guess Chapman would be ok. But the others? You know they are probably asked on a daily basis or get weird looks when people find out their name. I think Dahmer is the worst one, but there have to be people out there with that surname who aren't related to him.

Oh, I just thought of 2 more: Kazinsky and McVeigh. I would change my name in a heartbeat for any of these names.

 

[CaliforniaDreamin]

I knew of a man who had the last name of our previous vice president 's first name...nickname for Richard (under George W. Bush) and the first name Harry. Put the two together and you get his name.

What are parents thinking?

I read a small blurb in a trivia book. This was in the 50's I think. The parents had 2 sons. The first one was named Winner and the second was named Loser. Maybe they were doing it as some sort of psychological thing. I don't know.

The really interesting part is that Winner grew up to be a life-long criminal and Loser was a cop with the NYPD.

ETA: here is a link with more info. I got some of it wrong. They had more than 2 children.
http://www.sahio.com/the-story-of-two-brothers-named-winner-and-loser/

 

[LuvOrlando]

I know someone named Mollie Cule, at least it's cute

 

[MidgeD79]

I went to school with a girl who married a guy with the last name of Snodgrass.

 

[ilovepcot]

My daughter's first grade teacher was named Miss Tiddy. We also had a business owner in town named Mr. Snoddy. Sweetest man you'd ever meet and he was really hurt when his sons changed their last name when they became adults.

 

[taximomfor4]

I think some of our last names probably make people in other countries giggle. I think about that sometimes. (yes, I am easily amused).

I felt bad for a guy on Chopped ... his last name was Dickensheets. I can't imagine the torment someone with low self esteem would go through with that last name.

 

[simba928]

I went to high school with a Fidel Castro and a Scott Peterson. We were in high school during the whole Lacey Peterson thing so talk about unfortunate names.

 

[kwelch10377]

One of the reps in my office had a customer whose name was Richard Head, however he went by a nickname for Richard. At first we all thought he was making it up, but he had to give us his credit card and mailing information so his name had to be correct.

 

[CaliforniaDreamin]

I know someone named Mollie Cule, at least it's cute

Ha, took me a minute to get that one. My DH went to school with a girl name Twinkle Starr.

 

[GraysMom]

DH went to school with an unfortunate guy named Phil McCracken. Did these parents not go through scenarios with possible nicknames, what their initials would spell, etc???

 

[midas]

I knew of a man who had the last name of our previous vice president 's first name...nickname for Richard (under George W. Bush) and the first name Harry. Put the two together and you get his name.

I knew a guy by that name when I was a kid. Was he from a small town south of Pittsburgh? I couldn't imagine there being more than 1.

 

[tangled23]

Theres a few funeral homes in my area that are owned by a family with the last name 'Amigone'. Why they decided to get into the funeral home business is beyond me

 

[sunnyday123]

I've had customers with the most horrific names....

Anita Lai....she pronounced it Lay. Say it real fast.

Connie Linguss. Now, her parents probably thought Constance Linguss, but....


In school I had a gym teacher named Mrs. Rumpe ( rump ) who was later replaced by Mrs. Kinkey. My parents thought they were mean names I made up for them until I showed them their pictures in the yearbook.

 

[CaliforniaDreamin]

I think some parents are unknowingly setting kids up for failure. Can you imagine a lawyer or dr. named Twinkle Starr. That sounds like a stripper name.

 

[fall08CP]

My former's doctor: Dr. Grossweiner.