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Surnames ending in -ham, -ton, -(s)ley, -way, -shire, or -worth tend to sound fancy to English speakers. It reminds us of the British upperclass.
Hensley
Asinley
Billingsley
Chillingly
Bingley

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Houston
Upton
Clarkston
Marston
Kingston
Kinston
Princeton

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Hensworth
Hemsworth
Butterworth
Tinworth
Duckworth
Worth
Worthy

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Needham
Brigham
Kingsley
Ingham
Kingham
Pradham
Cunningham
Buckingham

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Cheshire
Hampshire

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Broadway
Hemingway
Conway
Broadway
ETC.
Thats why a lot of people think that giving children one of these as a first name is pompous. They always picture spoiled brats with names like this. I don't, but to each his own.
I hope this helps!!

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