chewbacca Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 my dad checked into our name a few years ago, and found out that the same name is given to the type of saddle that the American cavalry used as standard in the days of "cowboys and indians"............ .........guess that`s why i always end up riding horses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trotter Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 My last name is Trotter and the only thing I can think of is "Only fools and horses"! ` Ditto, so technically we sell everything - hooky TVs and VCRs, clothes, the works.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyJambo Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 Depends what surname I use..and that depends what Credit Card I'm using! Maiden Name : Digital Phone, Cable & High Speed Internet. Very big in Canada apparently! Also a string of supermarkets in the USA. Quite a common name. Married Name: Nothing but an Oil company in Roscommon, Ireland. Not a common name and very Irish! Him what I live with's Surname: Whatever John Mitchell said as it's Mitchell too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midloth_Iain Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 DC 10 Aircraft as well as many other airworthy (and not so airworthy) passenger and fighter planes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink_lady_2006 Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=cleland&btnG=Google+Search&meta= mines obviously has too much to tell you all! and im also a town! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedp6873 Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 funeral directors and DIY shop this is my adopted surname my real dad's surname they make tyres and are a racing team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Harris Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 DC 10 Aircraft as well as many other airworthy (and not so airworthy) passenger and fighter planes think there is a 50/50 chance we have the same sirname. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoJack Horseman Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 My surname is made by other surnames. Guinness, for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvonnejambo Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 really nothing with my married name apart from being a type of snake. My maiden name is that of a well known butchers and slaughter house in Edinburgh (uncles) and the others in Edinburgh who are the bakers and no relation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoody_06 Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 Robin Hood stole from the rich and gave to the poor!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavsy Van Gaverson Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midloth_Iain Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 think there is a 50/50 chance we have the same sirname. It would seem that way. Mines is the second part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
japanjambo Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 Mens clothing! *Aoki..men's plaza*. http://tsukuba.wikia.com/wiki/Aoki_Men's_Plaza My maiden name(Walker)...shortbread...and Hearts' legends...he he he Lynn:ninja: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makateer Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 My namesake manufactures industrial cranes in Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I P Knightley Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 My brand is widely recognised in the gardening, homewares, catering and packaging sectors with both injection and rotationally moulded products. That's right - plastic boxes. "Tupperware" is such a clumsy surname, hence my slightly more manageable username. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodethejambo Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 Ice cream apparently. 'Mitchell' are also a well known make of fishing reels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelly Terraces Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 Jog on you lot, yours are crap. Mine makes TWO midfield LEGENDS from differing era's for HEARTS. That's the difference! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Say What Again Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 Mines make schools and hospitals: Robertson is one of the largest privately owned construction, development and services groups in Scotland and the North East of England. Though probably more famous for: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Harris Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 It would seem that way. Mines is the second part. perhaps we're related! (I must correct my hideous typo - "sirname", eurgh it's been bugging me since I typed it.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudi Hates Hibees Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 House of Fraser Online. Best Designer Brands Retailer of the UK... UK's leading retailer of designer brands & clothes online shopping store. Designer clothes for women, men, children, homeware and beauty products, ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bighusref Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 My dad's uncle owns (well, he certainly did before the family fall out!) a well known and self named coach company in the city. As for other companys, I cannot think of any tbh, google doesn't help, only puts up characters from a well known computer game. Loads of songs named after me though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorgie twins Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 our second name is after a bush/ tree also a town in County Durham!! How exciting thought it would have had a better origin!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I P Knightley Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 Mines make schools and hospitals: Are there hyphens or is it spelt "Privatefinanceinitiative" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felix Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Say What Again Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 Are there hyphens or is it spelt "Privatefinanceinitiative" The difficult spelling comes at the end. M.B.E. I believe. Stick to the jam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dix Handley Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Namesakes owned the whiskey bonds in Kirkaldy for many a year. Surname originates from a small hamlet just outside Falkland in Fife...apparantly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 my surname is big in the newspaper & magazine distribution business with a big depot at newbridge............ actually, used to work with them at the now shut newcraighall hub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goose Baxter Posted May 30, 2008 Author Share Posted May 30, 2008 Just found out that my name also produces its first 'carbon neutral' healthcare product!! What ever that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambosimmy Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Apart from the usual soup and jam and all that side of things, i was visiting my mum yesterday at the hospital at murrayfield and was walking by a cupboard and found stacks of boxes with Sodium Chloride with Baxter on the side of it. Didnt know we made that lol What does your second name make or produce? Sim City, the sims etc :p:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neave Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Sim City, the sims etc :p:p Your last name is EA Games? That's pretty cool Nah, I've never heard Maxis as a last name. Nice one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1874M Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Fek all except the odd IRA man in the past... funily enuff it does mean Hairy One. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Future's Maroon Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Main Limited manufacturers of Fuel Bowsers, Water Bowsers and Storage Tanks for over 20 years, supplying British and International markets. Main Street, U.S.A. is the first "themed land" inside the entrance of the many Magic Kingdom-style parks run by The Walt Disney Company around the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshallschunkychicken Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Spell mine slightly wrong, and it makes a brand of protective clothing who once, sadly, sponsored the Hobos. Spell it right however, and you have a medium sized Kirknewton-based, haulage company... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1874M Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Oh and their is a stadium named after me (well my name) in the states. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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