Saturday, May 08, 2004
Family Ties
Here you go. Approximate your commonness at Name Statistics, where you can find out what percentage of people in the United States have your first and last name. It's not as cool as my favorite name resource, Behind the Name, but it's pretty fun.
So here's how I turn out:
Justin is the #56 most common male name.
0.311% of men in the US are named Justin.
Around 380975 US men are named Justin!
source namestatistics.com
0.311% of men in the US are named Justin.
Around 380975 US men are named Justin!
source namestatistics.com
Yours is a very rare last name.
Very few last names in the US are like yours.
Be proud of your unique last name!
source namestatistics.com
Very few last names in the US are like yours.
Be proud of your unique last name!
source namestatistics.com
Looks like my last name is super rare. Actually, this is no surprise. The only person I've ever met who's known other people with our last name has been from Slovenia. For the longest time, the only other folks we could find in the States who shared our last name ran a funeral home in Pennsylvania.
Now, one of the first sites to come up with an exact match for the name is this one. Apparently it's a webpage for an ancient processional masquerade and festival in Slovenia. That's right, actually--that's where my family comes from. The actual purpose of the festival is impenetrable from the information contained on the website, though the masqueraders are led by a frightening and demonic tong-toting character called kliskar who wears a sieve on his head, while the animation of the procession looks like a crappy South Park episode.
These are my people.
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