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We’ve conducted a survey of cat owners to discover the most popular cat names around the UK – which has produced some very interesting results as shown in our infographic below!
The survey received over 18,000 responses from all over the nation.
We can reveal that the top five cat names in the UK are:
If we break it down by cat colours, we found that the most common name for black cats is the traditional Sooty, while most black-and-white cats are called Felix. Tigger is top for ginger cats, Smokey for grey/blue cats, most tabbies and torties are named Poppy and white cats are most commonly called Casper.
There were quite a few cats named after foods, plants and days of the week or months – but there were also some very funny cat names in there that made us chuckle! Our favourites include Alfred Parsnip, Sir Henry Biscuit and Baroness Trumpington.
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Cats
Top cat names revealed - infographic
We’ve conducted a survey of cat owners to discover the most popular cat names around the UK – which has produced some very interesting results as shown in our infographic below!
The survey received over 18,000 responses from all over the nation.
We can reveal that the top five cat names in the UK are:
- Poppy
- Charlie
- Molly
- Willow
- Oscar
If we break it down by cat colours, we found that the most common name for black cats is the traditional Sooty, while most black-and-white cats are called Felix. Tigger is top for ginger cats, Smokey for grey/blue cats, most tabbies and torties are named Poppy and white cats are most commonly called Casper.
There were quite a few cats named after foods, plants and days of the week or months – but there were also some very funny cat names in there that made us chuckle! Our favourites include Alfred Parsnip, Sir Henry Biscuit and Baroness Trumpington.
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- What's In A Name
Hi folks Archie here to tell you the story of how I got my name. If you want to read about how some of my friends got their names also, pop on over to the Tabby Cat Club. When mum and dad adopted me my name was Marshall and I was about five months...
- Friday Fun
We all know my name is Kipling Moonshadow, but a young mancat (four days now) about town like myself has to be flexible and respond to the many love names my mummy has for me. Mostly I’m called Kip, but I know that when mum says she wants...
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Shakespeare said “a rose by any other name would smell as sweet”, meaning that it matters not what something is called, but what something is! I know that Ash is the important something here but if it is okay with Chrystal,...
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Last week I saw a really neat post on House of Cats called The Name Game and I thought I would play too. So, here are the explanations of how my babies got their names: Molly – I always just loved this name. I had an Aunt Molly who was very close to...
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