Commonality of it all

[silver05.livejournal.com]

This is a question I've been wondering about for a while. Since I have a fairly uncommon last name, and have a formerly unusual first name to boot, I never thought that my thinking would come to anything - but both the guys I've dated so far have had incredibly common last names, so I'm wondering.

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[eleanorgrace.livejournal.com]

I think a lot of people with super common surnames feel compelled to use totally unusual first names, which can or can not turn out okay.

I went to grade school with a Chandelyn Smith (SHAN-duh-lynn), which I would not be surprised to find out her parents made up.

On the other hand, I also know a couple of Sarah Johnsons, and they don't run into too many problems. As far as bank/identity concerns go, I think you run into similar issues when you're named for a family member with the same name, and in the latter case it can be worse, due to likely proximity and connections.