Co-worker: "Did you know, most British last names are derived from professions or places of origin?"
Me: "Middleditch."
CW: "..what?"
Me: "Cumberbatch."
CW: ".. stop!"
Comments
MinFootspace t1_j5t21gs wrote
Cumberbatch is actually a profession's name. It was worn by the bloke who batched the cumbers.
SofEdM t1_j5t4oo7 wrote
Did he work on queues, or on cue?
I hope he lined them up well?
ChadHanna t1_j5t6wx4 wrote
As a favour to Bob, far more than you ever want to know about Cumberbatch can be found via https://one-name.org/name_profile/cumberbatch/
yongfong87 t1_j5t7gv7 wrote
That was really interesting.. and dissapointing neither my dads or mums lasts names came Up with anything
Dottsterisk t1_j5t7xz7 wrote
I think I’m missing the joke here. This reads more like a “You had to be there” anecdote.
MinFootspace t1_j5t7zug wrote
Nicely, neatly and by order of cumbersonemess.
HarEmiya t1_j5tdfqx wrote
^^where ^^joke
FactoryBuilder t1_j5thxga wrote
Obligatory Dickinson.
ChadHanna t1_j5trdr6 wrote
The Guild is for those studying a particular surname. I've registered 'Failes'. So it's just a lot of relatively unusual names, though there are exceptions. My late wife registered Nicklinson and Chessum, but they're no longer current.
jakedesnake t1_j5u8nrx wrote
Uuhhh
Okay
Waitsfornoone t1_j5vbczr wrote
Obligation fulfilled. Well done.
murdmart t1_j5t0x9d wrote
https://metro.co.uk/2006/08/31/silliest-surnames-in-britain-236450/