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Jun 3, 2024
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carlstud
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Young, Hatch, Mecham, sorenson Ones where every ward youve ever been in
has at least someone with that name. But can be other criteria as well
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POLL: Do you have a common mormon surname?
carlstud
Jun 3, 5:35pm
like what?
Cougarclaw
Jun 3, 5:36pm
Does it mean GA surname? Or like “Sorensen”? Or something that’s a
BaseCoug
Jun 3, 5:38pm
I guess what I was thinking of when I wrote it was the surname goes back to
carlstud
Jun 3, 5:39pm
So you are asking "Do you have pioneer ancestors on your paternal side?"
BYUtka
Jun 3, 5:41pm
Sure but more broad than that
carlstud
Jun 3, 5:44pm
Young, Hatch, Mecham, sorenson Ones where every ward youve ever been in
carlstud
Jun 3, 5:38pm
Christensen belongs I think
mokelembembe
Jun 3, 5:48pm
Scandinavian names ending in -sen are common everywhere that a lot of
Lord Jim
Jun 3, 5:53pm
Quick check....Smith is the surname for 4.5 million v. 240k for Christensen. I get what you are saying but if you
mokelembembe
Jun 3, 6:02pm
And Shumway, Pratt, Whetten, Benson, Nielsen, and Romney.
Japan Coug
Jun 3, 6:09pm
I've never been in a ward with a Mecham
RenoCoug
Jun 3, 6:52pm
... Maybe... It is a common surname in general, not just in LDS circles...
BYUtka
Jun 3, 5:36pm
Just pick the surname of any polygamist in the 1800s
Ted Lasso
Jun 3, 5:39pm
Smith
dug
Jun 3, 5:37pm
I once knew a man with a wooden leg, named Smith.
BYUtka
Jun 3, 5:39pm
RE: I once knew a man with a wooden leg, named Smith.
Tricky
Jun 3, 5:45pm
A guy at work has the first name Smith, and sure enough, turns out he's LDS.
Japan Coug
Jun 3, 6:33pm
Not particularly common but it is one that is pretty much only found among LDS
Lord Jim
Jun 3, 5:40pm
Like Neltson or Jentsen?
Doogal McCougar
Jun 3, 5:52pm
Definitely not common, but just common enough that when I hear it pronounced
BigD Coug
Jun 3, 5:57pm
Like Ballard, Christensen, Allred, Kimball, Nielsen, Sorenson, Edwards, Jensen?
Forzaitalia
Jun 3, 5:57pm
RE: Like Ballard, Christensen, Allred, Kimball, Nielsen, Sorenson, Edwards,
Japan Coug
Jun 3, 6:10pm
I had Nielsen but agree on the others
Forzaitalia
Jun 3, 6:11pm
Someone above mentioned Udall & Bangerter, which I agree with.
Japan Coug
Jun 3, 6:13pm
Not nordic-level common, but my namesake was a prolific polygamist so it's not
shoganai
Jun 3, 6:17pm
Never met a church member outside my immediate family and cousins with my last name.
kccougar
Jun 3, 6:26pm
My surname: common LDS. My mom's maiden name, and my wife's maiden name: very
Japan Coug
Jun 3, 6:32pm
I’ve never met anyone with my surname that wasn’t a member. Or that isn’t
Cosmodiar
Jun 3, 6:48pm
Everyone with my surname who is a member is like a second cousin,
BaseCoug
Jun 3, 7:00pm
well, what is it?
qwerew
Jun 3, 7:24pm
Definitely English but not terribly typical
Ray Shoesmith
Jun 3, 7:36pm
Not really. But there are more of us than there should be thanks to polygamy.
Hypnotoad
Jun 3, 7:46pm
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