Humorous Names (in my opinion) I/we have found in genealogical research. Most are from census, marriage, will & deed records. Shedrack Reddick (NC Militia 1812) Christ Blackwelder Eaton Manus Mourning Pigg, Orange County, VA mid to late 1700s (thanks Lynn Girardeau) Woody Rocky Rhodes, Erath Co. Jail Log, Stephenville Empire-Tribune, 4 Mar 2008 Pat Durass, 9 Apr 1741, County Wicklow Masculine Rook, female, age 2, 1850 Dade Co. MO Census Mynor Doodes (Lancaster Co VA 1668) Miles Miles (imported to VA 1646) Clora Odora Lovelace Gorsuch Ottwell Bodwell Magdalen Goofe Fulke Wormlayton Bird-Trott marriage, 1637 Twist-Beverstone marriage, 1636 Cock-Fryer marriage, 1632 Ride-Welbeloved marriage, 1631 Browne-Whiskard marriage, 1630 Peppercorne-Horne marriage, 1628 Lambe-Ducke marriage, 1627 Piggin-Hoggrey marriage, 1619 Contented Byrd Temperance Bassingthwaite Wilmot Crapp Fortunatus Woodgate Mithusalem Milward Charity Lovis Buttoone Maddux Wuddup Rich Diaper, London, 1638 Mary Widdowes Philippa Inche, London, 1615 Honour Partner, London, 1615 Mary Lincolne weds John Halfpenny, London, 1613 Humphrey Bedcake, 1598 London Milehesador Duck, Isle of Wight, 1685 Crede Bonebreak, Klickitat, WA Rice Hoe, 1665 Charles City County VA Antipase Treasure Strenght Sheeve Oble Hero Dorcas Horsham Faintnot Wines Magnus Popple Cleare Drap Just Houlding Grissell Hull Hilliard Holdip, Barbadoes, 1660s John Crapp, Barbadoes, 1630s Sackful Adams, Edgecombe Co. Moses Hare Thomas Poot, Granville, NC Waightstill Avery Missouri Sweat, 1870 LA census Lettice TURNER Keziah Beardeslice Patience Burnet Sistyry Lax Battle Birdsong Original Wroe Meal Turner (thanks Michael K. Murphy) Loveless Savage (thanks Audrey Fetthoffer) Poole Hall Fairfax Fatherlie Sucky Chitty Permely Folk Littlebeery Crooks Parthenia Duty Pleasant Peace Wowell Feestone Thankful Poop (thanks Kathy Thorup) Logustine Pettiford Ordinary Odum Hump. Street Xtopr. Sadleway Billey Gosling Gooch Noyal Norsworthy Randsom King Fanney Bibby Kitchen Prim Blanch Flower Dunkin (Bute Co. NC 1770) Xmas Ray (deed witness, 1765 Granville Co. NC) Tabolt Cockleree Peter Green and wife Tamer Spew Marrow Creek (Granville, Co. NC) Rust Eaton Bretherd Truelove Enoch Stringfellow Nedum Byrd Bird Snow Hale Acne Pearce Sarah Etta Pigg (from Dianna Taplin) Byrd Tunnell Fanney Tucker Jolly Bunn Tranquilla Boddie Horatio Gates Clinch Mourning Shores Mourning Bone Mourning Batchelor Mourning Curl Mourning Screws (pp. 17, 144 Nash Co. Wills 1777-1848) Exum Curl Dunken Dew Drucilla Dortch Faithfull Sellars Passons Rackly Narsworthy Mial Theophilus Eatman West Moonyham Houze Yarbrough (fine, houze yars?) Allgood & Wright (court case defendants) Prudence Virgin Olive Peele Butts Brown French S Goodloe Berry A Waddy Harwood Pope A. Texan Barefoot (from Bill Carter) Bold Robin Hood (from Rosanne Albritton) Bachford Morphass Bashford Morphis Nottingham Monk Sterling Butler Boyakin BaSs Mary Christmas Law Chickin Eliza Blow Montfort Eebeck Icky Bud Cureton (from Betty Storrs) Creswell Key Whilip Sturdivant Pasqaul P. Ashe Polly Hester Charity Fortune Purnel Lingo John Fart River Jordan (and his son) Over River Jordan (from Rosanne Albritton) Ignatius Gilpin Gutchburt Ferrell Xenophen Berry Rip Rockyroad Alien Petsick Ruby Shaver Exaophelia Ayers Mourning Sneed Monk Graves Punch Graves Charlottoney Yeargain Young Bone Skidmore Pleasants Warwick Hazelwood Possum Nichols Mourning Person Wash Person Primus Capeshear Ben People Wash Sills Pearce Gill Gray Bird Murphy Thankful Trotter Ransom Duke Temper Finch Lovey Smelley Azariah Card Lemon Ruffin Carolina Bridges Starling Wood Prudence Virgin Pigga Pinnell Zaney Driver Claiborne Shearin Dumb Pegram Shelton Breadlove Icy Mink Pleasant Parrish Fanny Bledsoe Enoch Cottles Jeptha Porch Epps Timberlake Jarrette Tingen Mackendrick Moses Latinus Armstead Vines Turner Berry Crook Lemon Buffaloe Etheldred Luck Etheldred Tuck Etheldred Green Etheldred Dance Shaw Driver Juicy Conyers Churchwell Carpenter French Goodloe Auglinin Hargrom Gurnsey Strong Fitch Wheeler Nettie Bunn Driver Ansel Driver Ivy Foreman Eaton Freeman Dred Green Asbury Hight Hattie Wiggs Hamblin Sledge Jones Fooler Nat Hunt Morning Hunt Wiley Joiner Jamima Pace Absolum Spier Hinchy Hill Amistake Richfild Delphy Brawdway Starling Buller Steven Booby Bolling Longbottom Thompson Thompson Sojourner Truth Elkanah Lyon (Oxford Mercury, 1 Dec 1843) Howell Cooher Obediah Heickling Epaphroditus Dickerson Ely Eley Pettypool Massey Write Young (Franklin Co. Will Book IJ, no. 533) Christian Warmouth Happy Stone Louisanna Sears Fed Rud Grief Ridout (Franklin Co. Will Book IJ no. 389) Ransom Parrot Hardy Nolleboy Hardy Pace Hardy Tharp Hardy Wood Harty Cook Hardy Flowers Hardy Joiner Lugenia Timberlake Drucilla Outerbridge Bowling Embry Bowling Melton Boling Pully Gray Bridgers Redar But (Franklin Co. Will Book H, no. 222) Willby Self Sabon Smart Job Self Ruffin Griffin Bird Hight House, Hunter Strong, Guernsey Jas Harass Lark Fox Lark Battle Will Battle Temperance Battle Temperance Bottoms Sucky Fuller Green House Green Bell Green Wood Green Walker Green Gay Green Hill Green Bunn Puratha Bass Garraldus Tool Reddick Stallians Reddick Hillsman Cage Ratley Sylvanos Pumprey Will Knot Ephraim Conyears Sucky Buns Billey Bibby Littleberry Upchurch Littleberry Woodlieff Littleberry Bilbro Littleberry Bunn Berry Burn Mrs. Only Ignatius Goldsberry Zaccheus Styles Fielding Conditt Arabellow Barrow Mibea Musclewhite Loclan Muckleyea Euthanzia Bumpass Gideon J. Pillow Hezekiah Almond Crutcher Wood Uzzell Hackins Saloma I. Lavender Parthena Stamps Balcony Tennisson Empire Caudle America Muse Harriet Fishback- Jerry Flax marriage Eupha Stone Doek Begger Peter Glasscock Caroline Buckinhand-Ike Smotherman marriage Longfield Loftin Shadrick Noon Malox Mayes Radford Butts Horatio Depriest Hezekiah Pigg William Leaks Orphans Butrous Bride Sophronia (a common female name 180 years ago) Micajah Sprinkles Claud Ball Butter Noles Edam Love Zachariah Horniday Darkis Prestor John Spices Merchant Lion Record William Williams Roach-Mash marriage Herod Warsham Jarrot Jarrell Biddy Cork Field Mickell Greesy (or Grusy) Bowel Theodosia Wombles Moses Woodey Cannon Casen King Vann Patient Spear Reddin Wick Lord Lord Wm. E. Spaceraft (maybe Shoecraft) Charity Strange Croxton Qualls Basdell Alley Ransom Acock Hillory Caps Cuffee Mayho Spell Monger (Virginia) Spell Munger (North Carolina) Naum Little Haronhappuck Norman Caleb Anglin Youg Lucien