is your last name unique?

My maiden last name was very unique. It was long and never pronounced right. I did find some people with the same last name in Maine and emailed a couple of them. We are distantly related but they really had no interet in keeping in touch so I forgot about it. My last name now is the same as a famous movie star from many years ago. It's not a common name but there are several in the phonebook with the same last name. Some are related to us even though it's the exact same spelling.

yes, my last name is "MAGLALANG" and it means "Creator" heeheh

My last name is unique by Canadian/American standards, but it is extremely common in Denmark. I have my mother's maiden name as my last name, because i changed it 8 years ago. I didn't like the old tradition of the wife changing her name at marriage, and the kids taking the father's name, so I took a name that I wante,d and I kept it, even after I got married. I also wanted an ethnic name that would reflect my Danish heritage.

Other than those in my family, yes it's unique. There are alot of relatives that I've never met so it wouldn't surprise me to meet someone with the same last name but if I do I can pretty much be sure that we're realated somewhere along the road. The town where my Dad was born and raised and still lives has had our family there for the last couple hundred years. Theres easily several hundred ppl, all related through blood or marriage, all living in the same area. It gives family reunion's a whole new concept. Also a few have had very large families with 7-8 kids, they've grown up, gotten married and had more kids. Ppl on my Dad's side also tend to live till their 70's or more. [b]~~MY OWN PEACE WITHIN~~ **STAND STRONG AND BELIEVE IN YOURSELF**[/b]

That's a discussion of a different kind. I am from India and my last name is pretty much common around here. But I'll love to get a not-so-common last name and go hunting for families. It's adventurous!