Hey everyone,
Right, this one might seem a bit strange, but I'm curious.
Once I had a girlfriend who had the same surname as me, for about 4 months or so. It didn't seem too strange at the time, but of course you get the usual 'you should get married and have a double-barrelled surname' jokes. Ha ha.
Now as far as we know, we're not related in any way (looking at the immediate past), and the surname, 'Cooper', is very common - at least 5 in my school of 800 have it (Edit: None of whom are related).
Now it got me thinking, are we really any more likely to be related to each other than to somone with another surname? Could it just be that when surnames first came into use, it was a popular choice?
Your thoughts and experiences please.
Right, this one might seem a bit strange, but I'm curious.
Once I had a girlfriend who had the same surname as me, for about 4 months or so. It didn't seem too strange at the time, but of course you get the usual 'you should get married and have a double-barrelled surname' jokes. Ha ha.
Now as far as we know, we're not related in any way (looking at the immediate past), and the surname, 'Cooper', is very common - at least 5 in my school of 800 have it (Edit: None of whom are related).
Now it got me thinking, are we really any more likely to be related to each other than to somone with another surname? Could it just be that when surnames first came into use, it was a popular choice?
Your thoughts and experiences please.
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