Yes! My old PE teacher was a Bunting

Fitt, Howell and Blogg (as in Henry) are all common too, at least in North Norfolk.

I could spend all day rattling on about Norfolk surnames. Fascinating stuff.

Posted By: King on June 24th 2014 at 11:38:12

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What kind of name is Marrison anyway? (NCFC) - norway, Jun 24, 09:34:57
- Went down Morrisons for a Mardle......... (n/m) (NCFC) - usacanary, Jun 24, 11:56:11
- Did anyone see him in Morrisons before the launch? (n/m) (NCFC) - I Am Hoot, Jun 24, 10:10:00
- The amount of people on twitter confused by Marrison is slightly terrifying (n/m) (NCFC) - Duck, Jun 24, 10:09:02
- Quite a common Norfolk name. (n/m) (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, Jun 24, 09:43:58
  - ... (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, Jun 24, 10:29:34
    - More Dirty Lancs and Yorkie than Norfolk then. (n/m) (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Jun 24, 10:33:15
      - that's the number of families though, not the number of people (n/m) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 24, 11:58:26
      - In 1891 (NCFC) - King, Jun 24, 10:45:07
        
        I was thinking more the bit that reads: 'chiefly Norfolk'. (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, Jun 24, 10:48:19
      - Here's a right Norfolk name. (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Jun 24, 10:36:25
        
        Known a few of these... (NCFC) - bird table, Jun 24, 11:33:08
        
        Another (NCFC) - norway, Jun 24, 11:03:18
        
        Linking to that site only takes you to the homepage (n/m) (NCFC) - King, Jun 24, 11:12:25
        
        ... (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Jun 24, 11:15:28
        
        Really? That's one I've never come across in Norfolk (NCFC) - King, Jun 24, 11:26:01
        
        And the fens, Bunting is a good Norfolk name. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jun 24, 11:32:36
        
        Yes! My old PE teacher was a Bunting (NCFC) - King, Jun 24, 11:38:12
        
        Houghton. Right Norfolk. (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Jun 24, 11:43:11
        
        Mother knew some Gooches in her village near Blofield. (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Jun 24, 11:29:25
  - Very common (NCFC) - King, Jun 24, 09:58:21
    - I'm born and brung up Narfick, and oi hent never met wun either. (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Jun 24, 10:22:41
    - Me too (NCFC) - norway, Jun 24, 10:00:14
      - Loads at my schools (Thorpe Hamlet, Hurt) (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, Jun 24, 10:10:39
        
        i went to Thorpe Hamlet first school. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jun 24, 10:39:55
        
        I went to Wellesley First. (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, Jun 24, 11:09:01
        
        Yew never went ter school Protheralds, don't make oi larf. (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Jun 24, 10:44:15
        
        oi fuckern did n'all dinta? oi did. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jun 24, 10:46:38
        
        Did you commute from King's Lynn? (n/m) (NCFC) - Adster, Jun 24, 10:47:26
        
        Born in Norwich. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jun 24, 10:50:44
- I know a Marrison. (NCFC) - bird table, Jun 24, 09:38:16
- Poor mans Morrison (n/m) (NCFC) - oh huckerby, Jun 24, 09:35:36
  - Good point - could be Morrison or Harrison. (n/m) (NCFC) - norway, Jun 24, 09:37:22

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