A surname is a family name passed down from generation to generation, most often through the male line. It indicates the belonging of a person to a particular genus or family. This is a kind of distinctive "sign" of one person from another. But some surnames are so popular that, without knowing the date of birth, you may not even find the person you need. Well, at least Ivanov Ivan Ivanovich. According to statistics, more than a thousand people live with such a full name in Russia alone. Things are completely different for people who have rare surnames. Here you can’t confuse them with anyone. But that's just how they live - good or bad?
From history
In Russia, surnames appeared relatively recently. For the most part, they came from the nicknames of people who were given to them by the type of work or place of residence, and patronymics (after the name of one of the ancestors). Well, for example: there lived a man named Ivan, his son's name was Ivan's son. This is where the well-known surname came from. Or this option: a person lives near the village(or in himself) Beloozero, which means he is Belozersky.
Approximately in the 14th century, surnames began to appear among the people of Veliky Novgorod, who, most likely, adopted this custom from the Lithuanian principality. Subsequently, Moscow princes and boyars began to "acquire" them. The rest of the population of Russia did not have a surname until about the middle of the 19th century. By the way, all this time they were transmitted exclusively by inheritance, and only through the male line. Women didn't have that right at all. And only after 1891, after the abolition of serfdom, absolutely every peasant had this distinctive feature. The process of forming surnames was finally established closer to the middle of the 20th century.
Is it easy to live with them?
Partly not. Many believe that the owner of a rare surname should be proud of it. But in practice, the opposite is true. Most people are even embarrassed by their surnames, since, in general, they do not sound very beautiful, which brings a lot of problems to the owners. Imagine, in a lesson, the teacher says: "Balda will go to the blackboard." There is laughter in the class, and the child is offended. Or, for example, a sign on the office of the director of an enterprise: "Alexander Alekseevich Khvostik." And these are far from the most offensive surnames. That is why many people with rare surnames want to change them. Fortunately, there is such an opportunity in our country. It appeared in the early 30s of the last century. The number of queues at the passport office has doubled since then. A lot of dissonant surnames were changed. Then their number decreased by half.
The rarest surnames in the world
Strange as it may seem, some people not only don't want to get rid of this kind of individuality, but also invent it themselves. In this, a resident of San Francisco stood out. In order to be the latest in the telephone directory, he took a surname, which in Russian is read as Zzzzzzzzzra, and in English - Zzzzzzzzzra. It is even recorded as the rarest in the whole world. Although in the UK there is also a lady who has a very extraordinary surname - Maud I. Aab. She, like Zzzzzzzzzra, claims a place in the Guinness Book of Records.
Three times the Order of the Red Banner - a "sports" surname that belonged to a boxer who lived in America, but had Russian roots. Unfortunately, she did not help him reach the top in world sports.
What about us?
The rarest surname in Russia belonged to a Soviet gymnast. At the same time, it was also the longest. Judge for yourself: Arkhinevolokocherepopindrikovskaya. As fans of Soviet sports said, praise the professionalism and endurance of the presenters who challenged this gymnast to perform!
Let's give some more extraordinary examples. And although these are not the rarest surnames, nevertheless they certainly cause a smile. So:Good-day, Trouble, Kuzya, Doll, Mandyuk, Kuku, Crooks, Frying pan, Oridoroga, Nepeyvoda, Krutiporoh, Kukish, Water, Non-drinking, Yesterday, Zacheshigriva, Pumpkin, Khvataymuha, Terrible, Sausage, Kill, Unprintable, Accountant, Kafta, Dolphin, Killerwolf, Zadavisvechka, Blyabkin, Kakashkind, Tampak, Truffle, Amanita, Doggie, Wild, Cat, Zadnikov, Heresh, Obzhorin, Onanizev, Hernes, Sivokoz, Mudel, Zababashkin, Shmal, Zhabonos, Glukin, Yablonko, Zabavik, Shnurapet, Pava, Tsaluy, Hard worker, Okolokulak, Nit, Leftovers, Beeliner, etc.
Unusuality is the strong point of the West
We present you some more rare surnames (foreign). List:
- Nipple - translated means "phallus".
- Deaft - "death".
- Gotobed - if we say, it's "go to bed".
- Bottom - “backside”.
- 1792 is one of the rarest and most original surnames that a married couple had in France. Do you know what she means? You won't guess anything! This is the serial number of the months in which their children were born.
- Orellana-Plantagenet-Tollmash-Tollmash - a person with this surname lived in the UK.
- Gediminaite-Berzhanskeite-Klausutaite - in fact, these are several princely families-ancestors of a resident of Lithuania.
Do all letters fit?
It turns out that there are some surnames that cannot be entered in the forms of documents. They just don't fit in there! A resident of the state of Hawaii faced such a problem, who, after marriage, received an addition to her personal nameKeihanaikukauakahihuliheekahunaele. The fact is that only 34 letters can be entered in most of the questionnaire forms of this state. There are 35 of them in her last name, and even the name needs to be determined somewhere. Because of this, the woman had a lot of problems with the authorities while receiving various documents. She was constantly offered to change her surname to her maiden one, or at least shorten it a little. But in memory of her dead husband, she did not agree to this.
Another long and not only rare, but also the only surname that is more reminiscent of a set of syllables for working on a keyboard is the following: Napu-Amo-Hala-She-She-Aneka-Vekhi-Vekhi-She- Hivea-Nena-Vava-Onka-Kahe-Khea-Leke-Ea-She-Nei-Nana-Nia-Keko-Oa-Oga-Wan-Ika-Wanao. Her poor owner, a young resident of Hawaii, suffered with her already in her school years. A set of syllables simply did not fit in a class magazine. Parents flatly refused to change their surname for only one reason: if translated into Russian, it would sound like this: “many beautiful mountain and valley flowers fill Hawaii in breadth and length with their fragrance.” Well, how can you refuse such a miracle?
Brevity is the sister of talent
Recently, an unusual study was conducted in the US. It showed that almost all letters of the alphabet are used in the surnames of residents. The only exception is Q. And in the Department of He alth of England, the rarest surnames are recorded, in which there is generally only one letter. For example: B, J, N, O, A, X. Yes, there is nowhere to cut it.
By the way, onToday, the rarest surname in Russia also consists of one letter (or syllable): E, O, Yu, An, Yang, To, Do, and so on. Moreover, their owners are not in a hurry to change them.
What's in my name to you?
It turns out that not only surnames can be rare. The same thing happens with names. So, for example, in 2002 in the capital of our country, parents named their son very unusually. His name sounds like this: "Biological Object of a Human of the Voronin-Frolov family, born on June 26, 2002." Many were wondering how they would call him abbreviated.
Very rare names and surnames in some cases can play into the hands of their owners. Many people have become famous all over the world thanks to them. But the majority still try to get rid of their rare and unusual names and surnames, since they only bring them inconvenience both when reading them and when writing them. Not to mention the smirks.
