History Main / EmbarrassingLastName

* Jassart [=LeBlanc=]'s real last name in ''WebComic/SnowByNight'' is Charbonnier. It's embarrassing to him because it means "son of a charcoaler," which is more or less the most looked-down-upon occupation in Saronnean society.

While the EmbarrassingFirstName deals with the character not liking his first name and the EmbarrassingMiddleName with the middle name, the EmbarrassingLastName is where a character has a last name that sounds embarrassing to the public. It may be a sign of UnfortunateName or UnfortunateImplications.

* ''ComicBook/{{VForVendetta}}'' Seriously? The Hitler-like dictator of Britain in ''ComicBook/VForVendetta'' is named Adam ''Susan''? No wonder they changed his name into Sutler

* Benson of ''RegularShow'' goes on a FirstNameBasis because his full name is [[spoiler: Benson Dunwoody]].

* In the novel and film ''Hannibal'', Lecter needles Italian police inspector Pazzi about his surname, which has an unpleasant history in Florence. He implies that Pazzi's career may have been hindered by his family's historical reputation.

* Alejandro from ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' has his last name revealed by Chris to everyone in ''All Stars''. Chris gets a good laugh at learning that his name is "Alejandro Burros Muertos" (Dead Donkey.) This gets lampshaded further into the episode.

* In ''Series/AgentsOfShield'', Skye was raised under the name of Mary Sue Poots, which might explain why she unpersoned herself and created the identity of Skye. Of course, neither or these is her real name - that's [[spoiler:Daisy Johnson]].

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* SoulEater Evans.

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* In the novel and film ''Hannibal'', Lecter needles Italian police inspector Pazzi about his surname, which has an unpleasant history in Florence. He implies that Pazzi's career may have been hindered by his family's historical reputation.

-->'''Nani''': Mr... Bubbles. That's a strange-
-->'''Bubbles''': Yes, I know. Are you going to invite me inside?
* The Focker Family from ''Film/MeetTheParents'' and its sequels

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** There's also Agnes Nitt, who imagines an alternate personality named Perdita X Dream. When she needs to give her identity in {{Discworld/Maskerade}}, she goes with Perdita X Nitt... and is told they need to do something about the Nitt.

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* Several episodes of ''Series/HillStreetBlues'' featured a character who was a struggling comic who was stuck with the unfortunate name of Vic [[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler Hitler]].

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* Several episodes of ''Series/HillStreetBlues'' featured a character who was a struggling comic who was stuck with the unfortunate name of Vic [[AdolfHitler Hitler]].

->'''Gruntilda:''' Prepare to join your buddy Bottles! You'll wish you'd never taken on the mighty Gruntilda Winkybunion!
->'''Kazooie:''' Winkybunion? Is that your last name then?
->'''Gruntilda:''' Err...um, no. Of course not. But don't you go telling anyone or I'll sue you...
->'''Banjo:''' Whatever you say, Winky!
->'''Gruntilda:''' Now die!
-->-- '''''[[VideoGame/BanjoKazooie Banjo-Tooie]]'''''

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* Admiral Koris vas Qwib-Qwib, from ''MassEffect2'' and ''MassEffect3''. This is the result of: 1) his culture taking their last names from the ship they are assigned to after completing their ComingOfAge ritual, 2) his civilization [=buying/salvaging/taking/etc=] any ship that can be of use to them, and 3) the fact that some ships have a galactic registry that makes simply renaming them extremely impractical. This is something of a [[BerserkButton sensitive topic]] for him, which Tali warns you of beforehand, but you are free to ignore this advice for the lulz.

* From ''Film/LiloAndStitch'' we have ex-CIA agent and current social worker, Cobra Bubbles. He's intimidating enough that nobody ever makes fun of him for it.

* In the episode of ''Series/{{ALF}}'' where he was JUST about ready to head back to Melmac (not the series finale, but the one taking place around Brian's birthday), Alf reveals his full Melmacian name to be Gordon Shumway (which causes plenty of laughs from the family and embarrassment to him).

* Alejandro from ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' has his last name revealed by Chris to everyone in ''All Stars''. Chris gets a good laugh at learning that his name is "Alejandro Burros Muertos" (Dead Donkey.) This gets lampshaded further into the episode.

* In ''TheNewAdventuresOfBeansBaxter'', the BigBad was the unfortunately named Mr. Sue.

* The protagonist of Donald E. Westlake's novel ''Help I am Being Held Prisoner'' has the extremely unfortunate last name of Kunt (pronounced Koont, and he insists on the umlauts, or little dots above the u). This would be bad enough under ordinary circumstances, but when he goes to prison it threatens to become completely intolerable.

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SubTrope of ShedTheFamilyName. Also see FirstNameBasis or OnlyKnownByTheirNickname.

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->'''Gruntilda:''' Prepare to join your buddy Bottles! You'll wish you'd never taken on the mighty Gruntilda Winkybunion!\\
->'''Kazooie:''' Winkybunion? Is that your last name then?\\
->'''Gruntilda:''' Err...um, no. Of course not. But don't you go telling anyone or I'll sue you...\\
->'''Banjo:''' Whatever you say, Winky!\\

While the EmbarrassingFirstName deals with the character not liking his first name and the EmbarrassingMiddleName with the middle name, the Embarrassing Last Name is where a character has a last name that sounds embarrassing to the public. It may be a sign of UnfortunateName or UnfortunateImplications.

'''Kazooie:''' Winkybunion? Is that your last name then?\\
'''Gruntilda:''' Err...um, no. Of course not. But don't you go telling anyone or I'll sue you...\\
'''Banjo:''' Whatever you say, Winky!\\
'''Gruntilda:''' Now die!