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Question: Embarrassing surname!!?
Okay, my surname is Fuggle!.
So embarrassing!.
What do you think about it!?
And moreover, how can you deal with bad last names!?!

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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
LoL!.!. Your question made me laugh!.!.!.

But Seriously!.!.!. DON'T change your name!.!. Your name makes you who you are, if it wasn't for a long line of Fuggles, there would be no you, right!? And that, my friend, is something to be proud of!

The GREAT thing about "bad" last names, people are less likely to forget you :)

Be Proud Girl! Who cares what other people think of your name!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

If you really hate it, you can get it changed, but even if you don't like it, there's always a lot of history in your name alone!.

"This interesting and uncommon name is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and derives from the Old English pre 7th Century word 'fugol', fowl, bird, which was used as a byname and as a personal name!. The personal name is recorded in the Winton Rolls of 1066, from Hampshire, as 'Fugel', and first appears as a surname in the mid 12th Century as below!. The medieval form of the word was the Middle English development 'foul, fowl(e)', used as a continuation of the Old English personal name and also as a nickname for someone who in some way resembled a bird!. The modern surname from this source has a number of variant forms, ranging from Gowle, Fowell, Fuggle and Vowell to the patronymics Fowl(e)s, Vowel(l)s, Vouls and Fuggles!. One Nicholas le Fowel is recorded in the Worcestershire Subsidy Rolls of 1275!. The marriage of John Fowle and Judyth Lyndeth was recorded on September 6th 1579 at St!. James's, Clerkenwell, London!. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Wuluard Fugel, which was dated 1166, in the Pipe Rolls of Kent, during the reign of King Henry 11, known as 'The Builder of Churches', 1154 - 1189!. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation!. In England this was known as Poll Tax!. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to 'develop' often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling!. "Www@QuestionHome@Com

It might help you to be more acceptable of your surname if you were to know it's probable origin, personally I cannot understand why you should be so embarrased by a name your ancestors, centuries ago, passed down to you!.

Surname: Fuggle
Recorded originally in Germany as Vogil and Fogel, and in England as Fugel and Foul, this interesting surname is of both Anglo-Saxon and Olde English pre 7th century origins!. It derives from the word "fugol", meaning bird, and in ancient times this was a personal name of endearment!. It is first recorded in the Winton Rolls of Hampshire, England, in 1086, and as a surname in 12th Century in England and in 13th century Switzerland and Germany, as shown below!. In medieval times, the word as "fugel" was also used as a nickname for someone who was in some way believed either to physically resemble a bird, or to have the characteristics associated with one!. The modern surname has many forms, ranging in England from: Gowle, Fowell, Fuggle, and Vowell, to the patronymics Fowles, Vowells, Vouls and Fuggles!. In Germany the spellings include Vogel, Vogl, Vogler, Vogeller, and diminutives Vogele, Vogelein and Vogelin!. Early examples of the name recording are those of Heinrich Vogil of Zurich, Switzerland, in the year 1230, Nicholas le Fowel of Worcestershire, England, in 1275, and Konrad Fogel of Eblingen, Germany, in 1297!. The first recorded spelling of the surname is believed to be that of Wuluard Fugel!. This was dated 1166, in the Pipe Rolls of the county of Kent, England!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Your surname is your surname and the other contributors have even given you meanings for Fuggle!. It is a fine surname, nothing to be embaressed about !Www@QuestionHome@Com