Are there any surnames you definitely DO NOT want to find in your family tree?

[KGarrad]

One of my family names is Vanstone. You might think that would be an easy name to work with?

Wrong!
On the 1841 census, there are 611 Vanstone or Vanston people.
57 of them are John; 43 are William; 35 are James.
76 are Mary; 41 are Elizabeth; 39 are Ann(e); and 31 are Jane.

7 forenames cover 322 people - that's over half of them!!
It's so hard trying to figure out who is directly related to who!

And mostly from a small area of North Devon.

[Skoosh]

Schleswig-Holstien Sonderburg-Glucksburg! 

Skoosh.

[Flattybasher9]

Mine would be "Li" or "Wang". Try sorting that lot out

Regards

Malky

[DavidG02]

One of my family names is Vanstone. You might think that would be an easy name to work with?

Wrong!
On the 1841 census, there are 611 Vanstone or Vanston people.
57 of them are John; 43 are William; 35 are James.
76 are Mary; 41 are Elizabeth; 39 are Ann(e); and 31 are Jane.

7 forenames cover 322 people - that's over half of them!!
It's so hard trying to figure out who is directly related to who!

And mostly from a small area of North Devon.

You can have Amanda as well

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01h0s/

[KGarrad]

One of my family names is Vanstone. You might think that would be an easy name to work with?

Wrong!
On the 1841 census, there are 611 Vanstone or Vanston people.
57 of them are John; 43 are William; 35 are James.
76 are Mary; 41 are Elizabeth; 39 are Ann(e); and 31 are Jane.

7 forenames cover 322 people - that's over half of them!!
It's so hard trying to figure out who is directly related to who!

And mostly from a small area of North Devon.

You can have Amanda as well

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01h0s/

Nee O'Brien! So not a true Vanstone!!

[Pegasuss]

Many Years ago, I read (in a genealogy book) that there are 48 different ways of spelling 'Hughes'.

I hope I never find that in My family tree.


P.S.
The other name I don't want to find in my tree is 'Hitler' (for obvious reasons)

[Mike in Cumbria]

The other name I don't want to find in my tree is 'Hitler' (for obvious reasons)

Unlikely. His surname (taken from his stepfather) was Hiedler until it was mis-scribed by a clerk. The rest, as they say, is history.

[Guy Etchells]

No, makes no difference to me what people are called.

In some ways a frequently occuring name is better as it presents more of a challenge, therefore is more rewarding to research.

Cheers
Guy

[Beeonthebay]

The other name I don't want to find in my tree is 'Hitler' (for obvious reasons)

Unlikely. His surname (taken from his stepfather) was Hiedler until it was mis-scribed by a clerk. The rest, as they say, is history.

His brother and wife allegedly lived in Liverpool for some time, mother and son emigrated to the USA.  This is a really interesting article by Liverpool historian Mike Royden.

http://www.roydenhistory.co.uk/mrlhp/local/hitlerinliverpool/hitlerinliverpool.htm