# How many of you? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 4, 2008, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-you/440039 "2008-03-04T16:12:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-you/440039/81 "2008-03-05T00:44:18Z")
[QUOTE=LurkMeister] According to this site, I don’t exist, nor is there anyone in the US with my last name. [/QUOTE] Same here. I happen to know for a fact that there’s at least 10 other people in the US with my last name, but I haven’t heard of anyone else with my first-last name combination. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-you/440039/82 "2008-03-05T01:35:16Z")
My surname does not appear in their database, so according to them there are no people with my name. ---
**Author:** ![Fetchund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b2d939/32.png) [@Fetchund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fetchund)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-you/440039/83 "2008-03-05T01:36:24Z")
I cry foul! It says there are NO people in the US with my last name. Not only do I have dozens of relatives in the US with the same last name, I know of dozens more who are unrelated, even two who show up in the news on a regular basis. ---
**Author:** ![Bobotheoptimist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/919ad9/32.png) [@Bobotheoptimist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bobotheoptimist)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-you/440039/84 "2008-03-05T01:40:05Z")
The first doohickey said 67, [whitepages.com](http://whitepages.com) found 64. Not bad. And only my son showed up on whitepages. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Sensitive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-you/440039/85 "2008-03-05T02:02:29Z")
14 - 2 of the people with the same are my father and grandfather. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-you/440039/86 "2008-03-05T02:14:51Z")
There are 4 matching my full first name and last name. But I seem to be the only one of us rendering the first name the way I do. ---
**Author:** ![LadyMack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4491bb/32.png) [@LadyMack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LadyMack)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-you/440039/87 "2008-03-05T02:24:54Z")
None. Zero. Thanks once again, Mom & Dad. ---
**Author:** ![threnodyangelfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@threnodyangelfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/threnodyangelfire)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-you/440039/88 "2008-03-05T02:39:53Z")
0 of me 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-you/440039/89 "2008-03-05T02:56:41Z")
There are 0 of me and apparently my last name does not exist. 😕 However doing a Google search brings up several people with my last name who are definitely not relations. OK, now I just looked up the name of an actor I know, who is definitely famous and has starred on Broadway, made the front page of [Playbill.com](http://Playbill.com), worked all over the country, etc, and seems that he does not exist either. What a stupid site. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-you/440039/90 "2008-03-05T03:56:18Z")
I’m pretty certain that there is no one else on the planet that shares my first and last name. My last name is an Americanized misspelling of an uncommon Swiss name. This misspelling is only found in the US, not in Switzerland. As far as I have ever been able to determine, there are three unrelated families in the US with this last name, with about 30 people between them. None currently share my first name; my father and grandfather (both deceased) had the same first name but different middle names. Oddly enough, though, several of my siblings and nephews share first names with members of the other families. As far as I know, though, none have the same full names, including middle name. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-you/440039/91 "2008-03-05T03:59:39Z")
… ---
**Author:** ![Gymnopithys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/fbc32d/32.png) [@Gymnopithys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gymnopithys)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-you/440039/92 "2008-03-05T13:08:32Z")
Double post. Some moderation, please, Mod ! 😉 I envy you for being unique on the planet. ---
**Author:** ![bannerrefugee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c68b51/32.png) [@bannerrefugee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bannerrefugee)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-you/440039/93 "2008-03-05T14:25:43Z")
[QUOTE=Gymnopithys] Double post. Some moderation, please, Mod ! 😉 I envy you for being unique on the planet. [/QUOTE] Maybe there are 2 of him ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-you/440039/94 "2008-03-05T14:27:05Z")
There are no people in the database with the first name Crandall, neither are there any with the surname Spondular. I’m not sure whether to be surprised. ---
**Author:** ![neutron\_star](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-you/440039/95 "2008-03-05T14:59:25Z")
[QUOTE=Brown Eyed Girl] I’d suggest you make nice with me. I am ubiquitous. There are 5,558 of me. [/QUOTE] Dang. What are you, Jane Smith? 3,087 of me. Edit: Wild, unbelievable fact: > [@](#): > > 99.55 percent of people with the first name Michael are male. ---
**Author:** ![neutron\_star](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-you/440039/96 "2008-03-05T15:06:12Z")
[QUOTE=Balance] I am _Legion!_ (Over 30,000 of me, using both first and last name. Take that, posers. ;)) [/QUOTE] Whoops. Didn’t notice this thread had a second page. You must be Michael Smith, then. I had already looked that one up out of curiousity. ---
**Author:** ![Barking\_Dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Barking\_Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barking_Dog)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-you/440039/97 "2008-03-05T15:11:58Z")
There are 281 of me, 3 of which are family. My name is rather popular in my family. ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-you/440039/98 "2008-03-05T15:39:28Z")
I don’t exist. My Mom doesn’t exist. However, 129 people share my Dads’ name. Four people share The Kids’ name. There is a cemetary next to where we used to live. Someone with her same first name, middle initial, and last name is buried there. Freaked her out big time. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-you/440039/99 "2008-03-05T16:25:18Z")
There are 150 of me - I have a moderately common Italian name. But I tried names of a few celebrities, and it came back a couple of times with zero matches :rolleyes: Joe ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-you/440039/100 "2008-03-05T16:54:02Z")
[QUOTE=neutron star] Whoops. Didn’t notice this thread had a second page. You must be Michael Smith, then. I had already looked that one up out of curiousity. [/QUOTE] I don’t go by “Valentine” anymore. 😃 (Also: Nope.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-you/440039.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-you/440039.md?page=6)