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I got stuck with a last name that I hate, but not only do I hate it... I feel like I got stuck with the wrong last name. I feel like I was meant to be named something else. I don't simply hate it, I feel like it's not even the name I was meant to be named. No offense to anyone named it, but I hate the last name Williams. It just sounds unsophisticated to me. What really bugs me is that I've always loved latin culture and as a kid longed to be a part of that world. I would have given anything to have a cool last name like Lopez, or Rodriguez. When I found out that I had a Spanish ancestor, I was thrilled at first. Now I'm frustrated, because I want people to know, but I hate being asked what my last name is. I dread telling people what my last name is. It bothers me to tell people because then they will think I don't have Spanish blood. I don't expect people to understand how I feel but it's killing me. I want people to know I have Spanish ancestry but if I tell them what my last name is they'll think I don't. I don't know what to do?

I feel foolish telling people that I have Spanish blood, because just anyone can claim they do. I can tell people that I'm a platypus and it sounds just as ridiculous.

I feel ridiculous pulling out the results of my DNA test every time I meet a new person... that's just weird.

Just picking out a name when someone asks me is just going to cause problems. I feel like my last name should be Lopez or Gonzalez, but no one will understand.

I can't just tell people that it's none of your business. In some cases I just tell people that I just prefer to go by my first name, but sometimes people HAVE to know.

It's just such an ugly last name and I've always felt like I deserved better. I'm not trying to be mean but when I hear the last name Williams, I imagine a big fat redneck in a muummu with no front teeth who lives in a trailer and watches Hee Haw.

Even though Lopez is a common name I think has sparkle and class. Ditto for MartÃ*nez, Pérez, etc.I'm not racist and have nothing against other cultures, it's just that I identify so much with latin culture and the hated last name labels me an outsider. How do I deal with this dilemna? I hate being asked what my last name is!If you can help me, thanks.