# Give me 3 last names

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [January 3, 2008, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101 "2008-01-03T04:57:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/301 "2008-04-08T17:09:42Z")

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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]  
It’s supposed to be _last_ names, right?

Prosser, led slave revolt in 1800 Virginia  
Byrne, Irish actor  
Logan, character in _Syphon Filter_ videogame

As to Maureen…

Stapleton, American actress  
Duffy, British poet and prominent lesbian  
McGovern, singer

Next: Grover.  
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Cleveland  
Cleveland Alexander  
Norquist

Next - Maurice

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**Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/302 "2008-04-08T18:19:58Z")

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Chevalier, French actor  
Belle’s father in Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast”  
Sendak, children’s author and illustrator

Wendy

ETA: It strikes me that my second answer probably doesn’t play by the rules of the game, so I give you Maurice Gibb, one half of the BeeGees.

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/303 "2008-04-08T18:24:53Z")

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Darling, character from _Peter Pan_  
Carlos, electronic-music composer and performer  
Kaufman, Snapple pitch gal

Theodore.

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**Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/304 "2008-04-08T18:36:46Z")

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Huxtable, eldest man-child of Cliff and Claire Huxtable  
Seville, sweetheart of a chipmunk  
Logan, had an excellent adventure

CeCe or C.C. or any variation thereof

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/305 "2008-04-08T21:38:01Z")

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[QUOTE=Miss Purl McKnittington]  
CeCe or C.C. or any variation thereof  
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CeCe Winans, gospel singer  
C.C. Ryder, biker played by Joe Namath in a movie  
C.C. “Cash and Carry” Pyle, football promoter who vaulted Red Grange into prominence

George Washington (Washington must be the middle name)

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**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/306 "2008-04-08T22:02:00Z")

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[QUOTE=Sternvogel]  
CeCe Winans, gospel singer  
C.C. Ryder, biker played by Joe Namath in a movie  
C.C. “Cash and Carry” Pyle, football promoter who vaulted Red Grange into prominence

George Washington (Washington must be the middle name)  
[/QUOTE]  
George Washington Carver.  
George Washington Plunkitt.  
George Washington Goethals.

Marisol.

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**Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/307 "2008-04-09T00:45:56Z")

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Escobar - sculptor  
Nichols - actress  
Aguirre - Latin American actress

Next: Polly

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**Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/308 "2008-04-09T04:06:32Z")

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Pollyannah, kidlit optimist  
Polly Bergen, actress  
Polly Wanna Cracker, noted parrot

Woodrow.

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**Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/309 "2008-04-09T04:15:20Z")

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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]  
Pollyannah, kidlit optimist  
Polly Bergen, actress  
Polly Wanna Cracker, noted parrot

Woodrow.  
[/QUOTE]

Wilson–US President  
“Red” Sovine–many of his songs found the way to truck driver’s hearts  
Guthrie–Folk Singer

Next: Miles

SSG Schwartz

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**Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/310 "2008-04-09T05:45:16Z")

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Davis - jazz innovator  
Standish - captain of the _Mayflower_  
Monroe - Woody Allen’s character in **Sleeper**

Next: Emily

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**Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/311 "2008-04-09T05:52:29Z")

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[QUOTE=NDP]  
Davis - jazz innovator  
Standish - captain of the _Mayflower_  
Monroe - Woody Allen’s character in **Sleeper**

Next: Emily  
[/QUOTE]

Bronte  
Dickinson  
Watson

Let’s try…

Clyde

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**Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/312 "2008-04-09T06:53:18Z")

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Drexler  
Barrow  
Tombaugh

Next: Paula

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**Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/313 "2008-04-09T07:03:23Z")

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[QUOTE=NDP]  
Drexler  
Barrow  
Tombaugh

Next: Paula  
[/QUOTE]

Jones  
Abdul  
Deen

Ok…hmmmmm

Byron

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**Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/314 "2008-04-09T14:03:24Z")

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Byron Nelson – golfer  
Byron Allen – comedian  
Byron Browne – baseball player during the 1960’s

Skip

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**Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/315 "2008-04-09T17:00:31Z")

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Candido, pro wrestler  
Battin, Byrds bass player  
Homeier, _Star Trek: The Original Series_ actor (Melakon, Dr. Sevrin)

Warren.

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**Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/316 "2008-04-09T17:03:01Z")

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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]  
Candido, pro wrestler  
Battin, Byrds bass player  
Homeier, _Star Trek: The Original Series_ actor (Melakon, Dr. Sevrin)

Warren.  
[/QUOTE]  
Warren Beatty, Warren G. Harding, Warren Buffett.

Will, just Will (no William, Willy, etc.).

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**Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/317 "2008-04-09T17:11:28Z")

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Ferrell, Hunting, Scarlet

Percy.

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**Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/318 "2008-04-09T17:20:06Z")

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Sledge, bluesman  
Weasley, Gryffindor Head Boy and insufferable git  
Ives, painter

Calvin.

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Weasely  
Bysshe Shelley  
the train in _Thomas the Tank Engine_

Ellen

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**Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/320 "2008-04-09T17:23:49Z")

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[QUOTE=Miss Purl McKnittington]  
Weasely  
Bysshe Shelley  
the train in _Thomas the Tank Engine_

Ellen  
[/QUOTE]  
Ellen Cleghorn.  
Ellen Barkin.  
Ellen DeGeneres.

Rosie.

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