How common is your last name?

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Netopia

Diamond Member
Oct 9, 1999
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Murphy = 54

I can only find 2 of the top 5, Smith and Jones.

Anyone else come up with the other three?
 

OrganizedChaos

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Apr 21, 2002
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as a surname, does not exist in this database, because it is not among the top 55,000 most common names in the US.
 

Accipiter22

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Feb 11, 2005
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Originally posted by: HomeAppraiser
************ as a surname, does not exist in this database, because it is not among the top 55,000 most common names in the US.

yah I don't know anyone with a bunch of asterisks for a last name either
 

deadken

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Aug 8, 2004
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Mine is #402xx


I started just messing around and check this out:
fish is surname number 1204 in the USA.
:Q:confused::laugh:I wouldn't have ever thougth of that. I don't know a single person with that last name. Does anyone here know a Mr. or Mrs. Fish? I will have to 'play' around some more....
 

Trikat

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May 22, 2003
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Originally posted by: giantpinkbunnyhead
haha, i knew it, mine is too unusual. It's not ranked because it's non in the top 55,000 surnames!

Same with mine.

Edit: Top 5 are: Smith, Johnson, Williams, Jones and Brown.