IN IRELAND WE’VE developed a very unique approach to swearing and there’s an entire lexicon that doesn’t have the same impact abroad.

Whether you’re saying something is shite, telling someone they’re a dope or even just relieving your childhood fascination with words like poo they aren’t words you’d expect to see as surnames.

Still, in the US they aren’t burdened by such things and a quick trawl through US directory White Pages shows that they are people with all manner of hilarious surnames.

1. Dope

For anyone you know who is acting like a “bleedin’ dope”

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2. Shite

Telling someone they “can go and shite” or that they are “full of shite” has a new meaning:

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3. Poo

Poo may not be an Irish centric swear per se but it takes us back to what made us laugh as a kid so we had to include it.

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4. Wanker

The giggles people with this name would bring upon themselves if they visited Ireland.

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5. Willy

Not technically swearing but the six year old in us couldn’t help but look.

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6. Morto

We’re morto for this people. Or are they Morto for us?

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7. Langer

For all the Cork heads out there:

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8.  Arse

Imagine if this was your surname. Imagine.

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9.  Bastard

Oh dear.

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10.  Bum

We can’t believe that Fish and Ski are the top hits on this search:

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11. Feck

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Imagine telling some with the surname Feck to:

It’d be amazing.

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