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How posh is your surname?

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Reply 60

Ang|ophi|e

% of people with a more rural name 97
% of people with a more high-status name 97
:s-smilie:

Well I'm Indian. :biggrin:

Reply 61

BlackpoolCraig

My name is far too rare!

Reply 62

supernova2

Index of top Mosaic type * 153
% of people with a more rural name 28
% of people with a more high-status name 78

Dont really get what that means but ok!

Reply 63

hermaphrodite

BlackpoolCraig

My name is far too rare!

you must be posh then (as opposed to common). see what happens when you type in smith. it comes up "people on benefits" LMAO

Reply 64

hermaphrodite

dangle

Category of surname English - Other; Regional; South Eastern
Mosaic type with highest index # Corporate Chieftains
Index of top Mosaic type * 236
% of people with a more rural name 85
% of people with a more high-status name 3Cultural, Ethnic, Linguistic categories of surname British

My name is rubbish though. Glenister is like THE WORST name to say to someone. They never hear it correctly or spell it correctly. ;dry;

you must the poshest person on this thread so far

Reply 65

Vesta

Mine's too rare. It specifies that there have to be at least 100 people with that surname - there are though :frown:

Reply 66

Laus

Category of surname English - Locational Name; Settlement Ending; Ton
Mosaic type with highest index # Tourist Attendants
Index of top Mosaic type * 650
% of people with a more rural name 40
% of people with a more high-status name 80
Cultural, Ethnic, Linguistic categories of surname British

:redface:

Reply 67

Aksan

Mine is too rare as well unfortunately. =(

Reply 68

WokSz

Less than 100 people had my family name back then! W00t! :biggrin:

Reply 69

Elitist

Mine is also too rare. Oop.

Reply 70

Elitist

The majority of people in this thread have a higher-status surname than the Queen. =/

Reply 71

something_vague

% of people with a more rural name 38
% of people with a more high-status name 22

Reply 72

BeesKnees

Mine gave no results

Mother's maiden name (Martini)

% of people with a more rural name 96
% of people with a more high-status name 2

:s:

Reply 73

Joel_i

"Cultural Leadership contains very well educated professionals, many of whom work in the liberal
professions, government or the arts, who mostly live in very expensive middle ring London suburbs."

% of people with a more rural name 92
% of people with a more high-status name 1

Eek.

Reply 74

beach surf babe

Category of surname English - Locational Name; Settlement Ending; Ton
Mosaic type with highest index # Ex-industrial Legacy
% of people with a more rural name 14
% of people with a more high-status name 85

I guess that makes my surname not posh at all :biggrin:

That was kinda interesting..

Reply 75

dan

You're literally a farmer, bsb. :p:

Reply 76

AngryJellyfish

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% of people with a more rural name: 68
% of people with a more high-status name: 30

Interesting to see how the surname has spread since 1881 too, though it's still most concentrated in the south of England and Wales

Reply 77

A Beautiful Nightmare

% of people with a more rural name 88
% of people with a more high-status name 40

I don't know what to make of it, I'm guessing I'm just in the middle

Reply 78

Flash6289

Mosaic type with highest index # Original Suburbs
Index of top Mosaic type * 138
% of people with a more rural name 74
% of people with a more high-status name 17
Cultural, Ethnic, Linguistic categories of surname British