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Funny family names

mary — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:43:00 +0100

More funny family names:

FISHMAN
SMALLPAGE
CANCEL
WINTERBURN
SAMPLES
BADCOCK
BUBBLE
OKEY
HOOK
HOOKER
SELL
NEW

LAST NAME

germanroots — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 01:57:00 +0100

LAST NAMES:

Last name meanings:

First surname:

www.babynames.org.uk/last-names.htm

slnamewatch.com

First name and last names: www.easychair.org/conferences/wiki.cgi

Azerbaijan to announce new surname structure

chickenegg — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:10:00 +0100

A new commission is setup to finalize the strcture to be used for last names. This commission will study historical forms of last names before it recommends a new structure. The studies will be completed in few months and everyone will get the privilege of changing their last names..

According to 1993 law on conformation of Azeri surnames with the official language, the citizens of Azerbaijan can change the “[ov]” and “[ev]” endings of their last names to “[ly]” (“[li]”, “[lu]”, “[lyu]”, depending on the word stem), “[zade]”, “[oglu]”, “[gyzy]” or remove the endings.

The Origins Human Family Tree

staff — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:12:00 +0100

National Geographic Channel is telecasting a program titled 'The Origins Human family tree' on august 30th, 2009. This program reveals the human origins. Spencer Wells with his team spent 4-5 years researching the origins of human family tree. He along with his team travelled across world and gathered DNA of 350,000 people of diverse background.

According to 'The Human Family Tree' it all began 60,000 years ago in East Africa, when our forebears began to leave the continent. One group crossed the 17 miles of water to the Arabian peninsula and from there spread out. Some stayed in the Middle East. Others moved east on a southern route into Southeast Asia and Australia.

Another group went north to the mountains of Central Asia and eventually arrived in Europe. Still another took the longest, hardest route: the northern route to Siberia, where its people crossed into North America on the land mass joining the two continents at the time and made it down to Chile.

channel.nationalgeographic.com/episode/the-human-family-tree-3706/Videos/07001_00

Bird surnames map

helllow45 — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 20:08:00 +0100

Mrs. Kate Sweetapple from Sydney, Australia inspired by his own funny surname initiated a new project to map bird surnames. She took the online telephone directory and started mapping bird surnames to the map.

Kate now has 938 bird surnames on her map representing 36 species.

Brisbane's common surnames are asian origin

helllow45 — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 19:50:00 +0100

Australia's Brisbane city was like any other city with Smith, Brown, Jones as most common surnames. Unfortunately its no longer true, with steady rise in asian immigration the 7 out of 10 common last names are Asian origin. Chiense surnames like LEE, CHEN standing at second and third place while fighting with 'SMITH' for the first place.

Local news coomunity beleive rise in overseas students and and asian immigration causing the game changer in surname rankings.

My last name is not KHAN

venu — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:54:00 +0100

Bilions of Indians know by this time what happened to Indian star hero 'Shah Rukh Khan' at US airport during imigration checkup. Because his name some how matched with some suspected terrorist names, he was detained and questionned at port of entry.

If one suspected terrorist have 'KHAN' as last name, should FBI issue alert to all millions of people with 'KHAN' last name ?

Wiltshire Family History Society opened

paala — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 06:16:00 +0100

A new genealogy center opened in Devizes, UK that contains computerised surname index with more than 1.5 millions and detailed information.

The center is open by appointment.

Visit www.wiltshirefhs.co.uk

Swedish Family Names Beginning 'W'

mscan — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:37:00 +0100

Wachenfeld, Wachenfeldt, Wachenf, Wachenfelt, Wachenhusen, Wachschlager, Wachsmuth, Wachtare, Wachtmeister, Wachtorn, Wachttorn, Wackelin, Wackerbart, Wackerbordt, Wacklin, Wackolin, Waclaw, Wadell, Wademan, Wadén, Wadenfelt, Wadenius, Wadensteen, Wadenstein, Wadenstierna, Wadenstjerna, Wadflycht, Wadin, Wadlund, Wadman, Wadmark, Wadner, Wadnerus, Wadsberg, Wadst, Wadsteen, Wadsten, Wadstein, Wadstenensis, Wadstenius, Wadstrand, Wadström, Waefver, Waenerberg, Waerme, Waern, Waernborg, Waernelius, Waerner, Waernéus, Waernmark, Waeslien, Wagas, Wagener, Wagenfeldt, Wagenfelt, Wagenfuhr, Wagenius, Wagman, Wagner, Wagnér, Wagnsson, Wahl, Wahlbeck, Wahlberg, Wahlbom, Wahlborg, Wahlburg, Wahlbäck, Wahle,Wahlén, Wahlenberg, Wahlert, Wahlfelt, Wahlfisk, Wahlgren, Wahlin, Wahllund, Wahllöf, Wahlman, Wahlqvist, Wahlroos, Wahlroth, Wahlstedt, Wahlstein, Wahlsten, Wahlstierna, Wahlstjerna, Wahlstrand, Wahlström, Wahlund, Wahnberg, Wahr, Wahrberg, Wahrby, Wahren, Wahrenberg, Wahrendorff, Wahrgren, Wahrlund, Wahrman, Wahrnberg, Wahrolin, Wahrstedt, Waij, Wakenitz, Waklin, Walade, Walander, Walanger, Walberg, Walbman, Walbom, Walck, Walcke, Walckendorff, Walcker, Waldau, Waldeck, Waldeisen, Waldemar, Walden, Waldén, Waldenius, Waldenström, Waldius, Waldman, Waldner, Waldou, Waldow, Waldur, Wale, Walefelt, Walenius, Walenkamp, Walfisch, Walfström, Walgesten, Walgren, Walheim, Walijn, Walin, Walingius, Walkeling, Walkendorff, Walkers, Wall, Wallace, Wallander, Wallanger, Wallant, Wallas, Wallbeck, Wallberg, Wallberger, Wallbom, Wallborg, Wallbäck, Walldén, Wallding, Walldorf, Walldow, Walle, Walleen, Walleij, Wallén, Wallenbeck, Wallenbek, Wallenberg, Wallenborg, Wallencreutz, Wallencrona, Wallendal, Wallengren, Walleius, Wallenkamp, Walenkamph, Wallenqvist, Wallensson, Wallenstam, Wallenstedt, Wallenstéen, Wallenstein, Wallensten, Wallenstierna, Wallenstjerna, Wallenstrand, Wallenstråle, Wallenström, Wallentin, Wallentinsson, Waller, Wallér, Wallerhielm, Wallerian, Walleriansson, Wallerin, Wallerius, Wallerman, Wallerstadius, Wallerstedt, Wallersten, Wallerström, Wallertz, Walley, Wallgren, Wallhoff, Wallich, Wallin, Wallinus, Wallinder, Wallingh, Wallingius, Wallinius, Wallis, Wallius, Wallman, Wallmark, Wallmén, Wallmener, Wallmo, Wallmoen, Wallmoenius, Wallmon, Wallnaeus, Wallner, Wallnersson, Wallors, Wallqvist, Wallquist, Wallram, Wallrave, Wallrot, Wallroth, Wallskog, Wallstadius, Wallstedt, Wallsten, Wallstenius, Wallster, Wallsterson, Wallström, Walltier, Walltinsson, Walltjaer, Walltorp, Wallundius, Wallwijk, Wallwik, Wallöf, Walmark, Walmquist, Walmstedt, Walqvist, Walsasina, Walsbergius, Walschleben, Walsten, Walstenius, Walström, Walter, Waltersdorff, Walterstorff, Walther, Walthier, Waltier, Waltin, Waltinsson, Waltman, Walzer, Welden, Wanaeus, Wanberg, Wancke, Wandalin, Wandel, Wandelin, Wandelius, Wandin, Wando, Wandon, Wangel, Wangelin, Wangelius, Wangensten, Wangersen, ...

Does your surname match your profession ?

jim — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 22:31:00 +0100

Its very common that many of surnames exists today are originated from the profession people were doing. Like Walker, potter, Smith, Wright, Miler

What if you surname doesn't match with the profession you do today ?

A family from Barnoldswick, Lancashire, England found their answer. Simply change your surname that tells your profession.

Polly and Barry Pugh and daughter Amanda are in the business of making beds, they have made an estimated 3.5million beds at the Silentnight factory in Barnoldswick. They changed their surname to 'SLEEP'.
Barry, 60, from Barnoldswick, said: “Beds are in this family’s blood and we have all worked here at Silentnight for years.

“But, despite the temptation none of us have ever been caught sleeping on the job.
“We thought, because we are so involved with the industry, and in recognition of national love your bed week, we’d do something big to celebrate this year.
“I guess it does not come much bigger than changing your name to ‘Sleep’.”