Weird last names of people. (free, Montana, great, German)

[LadyRobyn]

While doing Genealogy I found on my Dad's side I am related to Hogg(s) and on my Mom's side Roach(s) Can't decide which I prefer.

Try growing up being called "Reynolds Wrap"

[crazyworld]

I am not making these up..I promise

My BIL has a friend whose name is Dick Rumplik

My mom almost married a guy named Irving Lip****z.........Thank God she married my father.

[jadybug]

Higginbotham
Butts

[AliceT]

I have worked with a Phillip Phillips, a Stuart Stuart and a Richard Richard.

Can someone explain to me why "Peggy" is short for "Margaret?"

[MonaLisaVito]

Originally Posted by skoe

Growing up we had a friend named Bob Loblaw. Say it really fast, sounds like Blah, Blah, Blah!!

omg, I'm laughing so freaking hard right now. That is HILARIOUS!!!!

[Lindsey_Mcfarren]

Originally Posted by AliceT

I have worked with a Phillip Phillips, a Stuart Stuart and a Richard Richard.

Can someone explain to me why "Peggy" is short for "Margaret?"

I used to go to school with a guy named Thomas Thomas and a guy named Michael Dick.

My Grandmother told me a story about a governer named Hogg, the story was that he had daughters named Ima, Youra and Werea but I never knew if that was true.

My Grandmothers last name was Moon.

[RDSLOTS]

Originally Posted by AliceT

Can someone explain to me why "Peggy" is short for "Margaret?"

Not sure, exactly, AliceT. Maybe just a variation of Meg? I'll bet some of the very clever, storyline writers here could come up with something. I can hear it now, one-legged Margaret, who lost a leg at sea when she stowed-away aboard a pirate ship in the 1700s. Her shipmates took to calling her 'Peg' and then the more affectionate diminutive, 'Peggy.' Not-so-leggy Peggy.

My husband's family has friends whose last name is Rabbit. Two of the boys, grown men, one a minister, invited to be the 'guest' minister at their church on Easter Sunday, couldn't make it. The airline canceled their seats, thinking 'no way Peter and Jack Rabbit were flying Easter weekend.'

[Lindsey_Mcfarren]

Now that I think of it, my parents used to know a couple, their names were Andy and Andrea Andrews, thats NO LIE. It sounds terribly unlikely but very true.

[Leana76]

Some of the weirdest last names I've ever saw were on professional football quarterbacks (Staubach, Tarkenton, Kosar, Esiason, Elway, Theisman, Namath)...I've never met anyone, in real life, with those last names...Unusual, I say.

[crazyworld]

There is a hockey player with the last name Peca..Kind of feel bad for the guy.