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Question:And which sounds the least Upper Class and why?

Murphy
Johnson
Beynon
Howard
Meek
Dugan


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Murphy
Johnson
Beynon
Howard
Meek
Dugan

There is no such thing as a name being upper class. If John D. Rockefeller hadn't made a fortune with Standard Oil and the Rockefellers were small shopkeepers, tradesmen, union workers etc, their name would still be Rockefeller.

They are each as likely to be 'upper' class, whatever that is.

Howard "sounds" the most Upper Class because that name is associated with English aristrocracy.

howard sounds the most. it just...does.
johnson is kind of common. like commonfolk...as in not upper class.

Johnson- as the bearer is proud to anounce his origin.