Surname is destiny
Mar 24th 2014, 3:38 pm
#16
Slob
Joined: Sep 2009
Location: Ottineau
Posts: 6,342
Re: Surname is destiny
Funny thing about surnames.
I got bored on Saturday morning (the missus was still in bed and it was snowing). I decided to find out where the people with my surname are in Canada. Some people on here know what my surname is, so keep yer gobs shut because I'd be bloody easy to find.
My surname, while nothing exotic, is not that common in Canada. There are about 550 entries in the phonebook. It did not surprise me to discover that about 40% of them are in Ontario. It did equally not really surprise me that NF comes in at number two. I have known for a long time that people with my name, from the south of England, emigrated there yonks ago. What did surprise me is that NF came out ahead of BC and AB, which have much larger populations. The NF tally was as big as all the remaining provinces combined.
What really blew mind was discovering that Corner Brook NF (population 27,000) has more entries for "me" than any other community in Canada, at 18. Toronto trails, at 15, followed by St John's with 13 and Winnipeg, with 11.
Corner Brook has more of me than the province of QC, not to mention NS, NB or PE.
If I ever go to Corner Brook, I should probably be nice to everyone I meet. Once you factor in marriage, kids etc, I'm probably related to most of the population.
I got bored on Saturday morning (the missus was still in bed and it was snowing). I decided to find out where the people with my surname are in Canada. Some people on here know what my surname is, so keep yer gobs shut because I'd be bloody easy to find.
My surname, while nothing exotic, is not that common in Canada. There are about 550 entries in the phonebook. It did not surprise me to discover that about 40% of them are in Ontario. It did equally not really surprise me that NF comes in at number two. I have known for a long time that people with my name, from the south of England, emigrated there yonks ago. What did surprise me is that NF came out ahead of BC and AB, which have much larger populations. The NF tally was as big as all the remaining provinces combined.
What really blew mind was discovering that Corner Brook NF (population 27,000) has more entries for "me" than any other community in Canada, at 18. Toronto trails, at 15, followed by St John's with 13 and Winnipeg, with 11.
Corner Brook has more of me than the province of QC, not to mention NS, NB or PE.
If I ever go to Corner Brook, I should probably be nice to everyone I meet. Once you factor in marriage, kids etc, I'm probably related to most of the population.
Mar 24th 2014, 3:47 pm
#17
Slightly Canadian
Joined: Jul 2005
Location: St. John's, Newfoundland
Posts: 10,129
Re: Surname is destiny
Funny thing about surnames.
I got bored on Saturday morning (the missus was still in bed and it was snowing). I decided to find out where the people with my surname are in Canada. Some people on here know what my surname is, so keep yer gobs shut because I'd be bloody easy to find.
My surname, while nothing exotic, is not that common in Canada. There are about 550 entries in the phonebook. It did not surprise me to discover that about 40% of them are in Ontario. It did equally not really surprise me that NF comes in at number two. I have known for a long time that people with my name, from the south of England, emigrated there yonks ago. What did surprise me is that NF came out ahead of BC and AB, which have much larger populations. The NF tally was as big as all the remaining provinces combined.
What really blew mind was discovering that Corner Brook NF (population 27,000) has more entries for "me" than any other community in Canada, at 18. Toronto trails, at 15, followed by St John's with 13 and Winnipeg, with 11.
Corner Brook has more of me than the province of QC, not to mention NS, NB or PE.
If I ever go to Corner Brook, I should probably be nice to everyone I meet. Once you factor in marriage, kids etc, I'm probably related to most of the population.
I got bored on Saturday morning (the missus was still in bed and it was snowing). I decided to find out where the people with my surname are in Canada. Some people on here know what my surname is, so keep yer gobs shut because I'd be bloody easy to find.
My surname, while nothing exotic, is not that common in Canada. There are about 550 entries in the phonebook. It did not surprise me to discover that about 40% of them are in Ontario. It did equally not really surprise me that NF comes in at number two. I have known for a long time that people with my name, from the south of England, emigrated there yonks ago. What did surprise me is that NF came out ahead of BC and AB, which have much larger populations. The NF tally was as big as all the remaining provinces combined.
What really blew mind was discovering that Corner Brook NF (population 27,000) has more entries for "me" than any other community in Canada, at 18. Toronto trails, at 15, followed by St John's with 13 and Winnipeg, with 11.
Corner Brook has more of me than the province of QC, not to mention NS, NB or PE.
If I ever go to Corner Brook, I should probably be nice to everyone I meet. Once you factor in marriage, kids etc, I'm probably related to most of the population.
(& were you really that bored on a Saturday morning?)
EDIT: I'm clearly more exclusive than you. A quick search only turns up 27 entries for my surname in the whole of Canada!
Last edited by Atlantic Xpat; Mar 24th 2014 at 3:49 pm.
Mar 24th 2014, 4:00 pm
#18
Slob
Joined: Sep 2009
Location: Ottineau
Posts: 6,342
Re: Surname is destiny
The missus was slutting in bed, it was snowing like a barsteward outside and I have no DIY projects to do. I was killing time.
Mar 24th 2014, 4:13 pm
#19
Slightly Canadian
Joined: Jul 2005
Location: St. John's, Newfoundland
Posts: 10,129
Re: Surname is destiny
Last edited by Atlantic Xpat; Mar 24th 2014 at 5:56 pm.
Mar 24th 2014, 4:20 pm
#20
Account Closed
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 0
Re: Surname is destiny
Too many of my last name to count, need to consult census records and see if they have an actual number...lol... Apparently mine is 2nd most popular in Canada.
Mar 24th 2014, 5:32 pm
#21
Stand-up Philosopher
Joined: Apr 2009
Location: Regina Saskatchewan
Posts: 16,344
Re: Surname is destiny
What really blew mind was discovering that Corner Brook NF (population 27,000) has more entries for "me" than any other community in Canada, at 18. Toronto trails, at 15, followed by St John's with 13 and Winnipeg, with 11.
Corner Brook has more of me than the province of QC, not to mention NS, NB or PE.
If I ever go to Corner Brook, I should probably be nice to everyone I meet. Once you factor in marriage, kids etc, I'm probably related to most of the population.
Corner Brook has more of me than the province of QC, not to mention NS, NB or PE.
If I ever go to Corner Brook, I should probably be nice to everyone I meet. Once you factor in marriage, kids etc, I'm probably related to most of the population.
