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These are the most common surnames in Greater Manchester – is yours there?

The most popular names across all ten boroughs.

The Manc - 28th June 2021

There are just under 3 million people living in Greater Manchester today.

Across the ten boroughs, two cities, and 493 square miles, there’s more than 112,000 different surnames to be found.

Genealogy website Forebears has published data showing the incredible range of monikers in Greater Manchester – revealing the most popular in the region.

‘Smith’ emerged as the runaway ‘winner’ (apparently there are more than 29,000 people with this surname in this part of the country) with Jones, Taylor, Williams and Brown all making the top five.

The most common 50 surnames are listed below. Where does yours rank?

A new piece of research has revealed the most common names across GM’s ten boroughs / Image: Wikimedia Commons

Smith 29,118
Jones 25,113
Taylor 21,163
Williams 14,107
Brown 12,144
Davies 11,922
Johnson 10,825
Khan 9,993
Wilson 9,846
Jackson 9,789
Patel 9,556
Roberts 9,416
Robinson 9,233
Walker 8,716
Hughes 8,680
Wood 8,105
Ahmed 8,076
Harrison 7,670
Thompson 7,658
Kelly 7,657
Evans 7,611
Begum 7,474
Shaw 7,361
Ali 7,295
Green 7,193

Greater Manchester is home to just under 3 million people / Image: Wikimedia Commons

Hall 7,095
Hussain 6,984
Wright 6,933
Clarke 6,921
Turner 6,732
Edwards 6,524
Lee 6,443
Morris 6,278
Thomas 6,189
Murphy 6,061
Walsh 6,054
Ward 5,870
Hill 5,842
White 5,458
Booth 5,422
Cooper 5,350
Howarth 5,068
Moore 4,917
Bailey 4,912
Buckley 4,813
Holt 4,768
Bennett 4,742
Wilkinson 4,577
Martin 4,505
Lewis 4,493

The full list – which features a grand old total of 941 names – is available online at Forebears.

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Carl Froch slams ‘pathetic’ John Fury after bust-up at Darren Till press conference

Danny Jones Carl Froch calls John Fury pathetic and embarassing after fight at Till press conference

Carl Froch calls John Fury pathetic and embarassing after fight at Till press conference

Former fighter Carl Froch has branded boxing patriarch John Fury “pathetic” following the chaotic scenes at the recent Darren Till press conference.

‘Big’ John was at the centre of some pre-bout bedlam earlier this week after tempers flared during the presser between his son Tommy Fury and his next opponent, Darren Till.

For anyone who didn’t see it, a reaction from the Fury father following a lengthy foul-mouthed exchange sparked a massive on-stage brawl, requiring both parties to be separated and the face-off cut short.

Offering his thoughts on the incident, the ex-middleweight and multi-time champion called out the 59-year-old for what he now says is just the “usual pathetic childish behaviour from a grown man.”

Carl Froch back in 2010, four years before his retirement.

Carl Froch back in 2010, four years before his retirement.

Speaking to sports media and betting company, Action Network, Froch said: “Darren Till did have a lot to say and he was very vocal but at the end of the day it’s not about him, it’s about Darren Till and Tommy Fury so why is Big John Fury, the fighting man, getting involved?…

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“Has he been sacked by Tyson Fury? Did Tyson tell him to f*****g do one and now he’s with Tommy Fury trying to get some of the limelight? I don’t know but same old s***. Darren Till totally wrote him off.

Froch went on to say of Fury junior – who has flirted with the idea of an exhibition match with the retired British, Super Middleweight, Commonwealth and WBC champ in the past – “For me, I don’t give it any credibility but when he mentions my name and puts my name in the mix, I’m obligated to respond.

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“It’s like Jake Paul. He doesn’t like the way I give Jake Paul stick because I’m honest. He’s not a fighter or a pro boxer, he’s a YouTuber, TikTok dancer and content creator […] All of these guys like Jake Paul and ‘Big’ John Fury – when they start talking bull***t, I just tell it how it is, give my honest opinion and sit back to watch the parade go by because they all get upset.”

The 47-year-old also speculated that there is a serious possibility that older brother Tyson has dismissed his dad from his current entourage, at least during media events, noting that he isn’t helping promote fights by “headbutting children at press conferences” as we saw before the Fury vs Usyk fight.

John Fury explains why he headbutted a member of Oleksandr Usyk’s team ahead of son’s fight

“That kid he headbutted didn’t even look like he could have a shave”, added Froch. “He might’ve been a young man, but he picked on the smallest person there and dropped the headbutt on him. It’s not the kind of behaviour you want to see, it’s bad for boxing.

Offering his final thoughts on the ever-controversial John Fury, Froch signed off by saying: “At the end of the day, he is a guy who wants some attention. He’s a man who has never achieved anything. His son Tyson Fury is obviously very good, he’s a top fighter and we know what he’s all about.”

As for 25-year-old Tommy, he takes on fellow North West fighter Darren Till at the Co-op Live arena early next year. You can find out more HERE.

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Tommy Fury vs Darren Till press conference descends into foul-mouthed chaos

Danny Jones Tommy vs Darren Till press conference scrap chaos

Tommy vs Darren Till press conference scrap chaos

The first press conference ahead of Tommy Fury vs Darren Till was held on Tuesday evening and it didn’t take long for the whole thing to descend into absolute bedlam.

Having only been confirmed on Sunday, Fury vs Till will be a homecoming bout for the Wythenshawe-born fighter who is set to headline the first-ever boxing match at Manchester’s Co-op Live arena.

With the date set for 18 January, the pre-fight build-up and media frenzy are growing fast and things have already come to ahead in just the first meeting between the two fighters in London this week.

Clearly sharing plenty of bad blood already, while Tommy and Till were engaging in the usual fighting talk, the family patriarch, John Fury, decided to interject and it was at this point that things boiled over.

‼️ Tommy Fury vs Darren Till press conference descends into chaos as Till tells John Fury: "Shut up, you haven't been seen since Oleksandr Usyk battered Tyson."

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— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) November 19, 2024

As you can see, amidst the various insults being thrown around regarding intelligence, boxing ability, Tommy’s older brother Tyson being “battered by [Oleksandr] Usyk”, ‘Big John’ then launches a bottle of water across the table at Till, sparking a hot-tempered on-stage skirmish.

The lengthy exchange features as many expletives as you could imagine, with 31-year-old Darren Till also threatening that he will “bladder” both Tommy and his more established heavyweight sibling Tyson, labelling the entire Fury family “shithouses” as they walk out of the London press conference.

A mixed martial artist by trade who has competed at both welterweight and middleweight in the UFC, Till assured that even if the boxing match isn’t going his way on the night, he will kick [him] square in [the] face”, adding that he’s a “proper fighter” and that Tommy, on the other hand, has no power.

YouTube turned musician and occasional boxer, KSI – the founder of the Misfits promotion who is putting on the event and who Fury beat back in October last year – can also be heard whooping from centre stage and shouting, “Get your tickets!”

Even after the mini-brawl is separated, the foul-mouthed back and forth continues for some time. You can see another angle here:

Press conference aftermath 🤯@darrentill2 was going IN on the Fury’s 😳

Tickets on sale ➡️ https://t.co/D8OQ5shQbV @MF_DAZNXSeries | @KickStreaming | @PrimeHydrate | #FuryTill pic.twitter.com/hFaOgBFl88
— Misfits Boxing (@MisfitsBoxing) November 19, 2024

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This isn’t the first time things have boiled over at a Fury press conference; in fact, it’s not even the first time John Fury, 59, has found himself in the very eye of the storm.

It was only back in May of this year, before his elder son’s title fight against Usyk, that he drew blood after headbutting a member of the Ukrainian’s entourage in another volatile presser.

Meanwhile, the youngest Fury son is preparing first his first fight in over a year, having nearly joined this year’s I’m a Celeb lineup instead.

Tickets for the now highly-anticipated boxing match at Co-op Live, just the second combat sports event to have been held at the arena, are on sale now – you can grab yours HERE. It’s going to be a feisty one.

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