[My back yard]

This is not so weird. My husband grew up in North Carolina (Corin and his wife are likely very familiar with our last name, starts with B?), and his grandfathers are cousin's. If you go to his father's family reunion, the last name of half of the people there is his mother's maiden name.

[RosieCotton]

It seems to me to be a very efficient way of going about things!

Now...we just have to find the Gamgees, and we'll be all set...

[Corin Stormhands]

Does it have anything to do with furniture?

My grandparents were second cousins. Not all that uncommon in those days. But a brother and sister married their second cousin sister and brother...gets a bit complicated.

'Course now my uncle is my step-dad and my cousin is my sister...but that's another story.

[Sam Cree]

"If you go to his father's family reunion, the last name of half of the people there is his mother's maiden name."

Sounds like the Bahamas. Half of everyone in the whole country has the same names.