Death Charged in Theft From Cemetery

[Larry Jacks]

Don't forget Cardinal Sin (Jaime Cardinal Sin) of the Philippines.

[tdvance]

When my wife worked for the insurance company, she paid dental claims. She had a dentist named Dr. Payne, and another called Dr. Toothaker. (Not sure how that was spelled!)

maybe it's the same one, but in Charlottesville, VA (in 1996 at least), there was a dentist named Dr. Payne.

I once had a preacher named Rev. Goodpasture.

Todd

[Fazor]

There was a local realitor by the name of Helen Wait. For a while she had a sign that said, "For all your reality needs, go to Helen Wait". Loved it.

edit: doing some research, it's spelled "Waite". It's been too many years and I don't see any reference to her online, but there's quite a few other professionals with that name as well. And quite a few novelty signs for offices that play off that name.

[KaiYeves]

Well, at least his last name's not Dead. 'Cause then if his first name was Issac and his middle name was Mike, he'd be...
I.M. Dead!

[tbm]

When I was young a friend of mine had his hernia repaired by a Dr. Stump. Don't think I'd go near him for a circumcision.

tbm

[Chuck]

My grammar school's principal's name was Mr. Grim. I always thought that was a great name for a grammar school principal.

[mugaliens]

Isn't it weird, how some people go into a business related to their surname? :P

Many surnames come from actual occupations. Butcher, Baker, Cook...

Here's an interesting quote from Wiki's surnames entry:

Most surnames of British origin fall into six types:

Occupations (e.g., Smith, Archer, Baker, Dyer, Walker, Woodman)
Personal characteristics (e.g., Short, Brown, Whitehead, Long)
Geographical features (e.g., Hill, Lee, Wood, Fields)
Place names (e.g., London, Hamilton, Sutton, Flint, Laughton)
For those descended from land-owners, the name of their holdings, manor or estate
Patronymics and ancestry, often from a male's given name (e.g., Richardson, Williams, Johnson) or from a clan name (for those of Scottish origin, e.g., MacDonald, Forbes) with "Mac" Scottish Gaelic for son.

My mother's maiden name, for example, falls into the last category.