What's in a Name? William Most Likely to Drive a Ferrari While Kate Prefers a Maserati
CHESTER, England, April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
- Harry prefers the style of a Bentley, while Kim's car for dashing around in is a Lexus
- James most likely to drive a Alfa Romeo but Daniel prefers the reliability of a Volkswagen
Analysis by MoneySupermarket.com reveals that the type of car you drive is not just a matter of personal choice, but can also be influenced by your name. The UK's number one comparison site analysed 17 million car insurance searches through its site and has come up with cars people are most likely to drive based on their name.
While Stephen Fry famously drives around in a black taxi, and Jessica Ennis was handed the keys to a brand new Jaguar following her success in the Olympics, anyone called Stephen will most likely drive a Land Rover, while Jessica is most likely drive a Ferrari.
Prince William and Kate Middleton thrilled crowds around Buckingham Palace on their wedding day when they went for a spin in a blue Aston Martin belonging to Prince Charles. However, drivers called William are most likely to get behind the wheel of a Ferrari sports car while Kate prefers the elegance of a Maserati. Elizabeth's on the other hand are most likely to drive a Suzuki while drivers called Charles are most likely to drive a Mazda.
Celebrities including singing sensation Justin Bieber and One Direction's Harry Styles have a penchant for fast cars. Surprisingly the analysis shows men with the name Justin are most likely to drive Porsches. In reality, this isn't worlds apart from Justin Bieber's real choice of motor, which is a Fisker Karmer - a luxury hybrid car. Harry Styles on the other hand has recently been seen driving a white Ford Capri he bought on eBay. This is a far cry from the reality which shows Harry's are most likely to drive Bentleys.
Who loves each car brand?
The research also found that Damien's and Vincent's are the names most likely to drive a Porsche, whereas Jade's and Gary's have the highest affinity with Ford brands. Moving off-road, Bruce and Donald are more likely to own Jeeps, while Nigel and Roger will have an affinity towards Land Rovers. Those who topped the chart of souped-up Subaru drivers are called Shane, Dale and Carly, while those most likely to drive Skoda's have more sensible names such as Norman, Roland and Valerie. The research found the names highly associated with Jaguars are Bernard, Malcolm, Audrey and Janet, while someone called Jeremy is most likely to drive an Aston Martin - taking after Mr Clarkson himself!
Peter Harrison, car insurance expert atMoneySupermarket, said: "So what's really in a name? When it comes to driving a car, your name does actually influence the type of car you are most likely to drive according to our analysis. While celebrities and sports personalities are being photographed getting out of the latest luxury vehicles, our analysis shows that some of their namesakes may also have a preference for nice cars, despite the having a very different lifestyle.
"While for most of us, driving the latest luxury brand is beyond our means, the type of car your drive does have an impact on the cost of motoring and the car insurance premium you will pay. The more expensive and powerful the car, the higher the premium. Whether you drive a Bentley or a Beetle, shopping around for car insurance rather than accept your renewal quote will make sure you are not paying more than you need to."
Notes to Editors
[1] This analysis uses MoneySupermarket data* from March 2012 to February 2013 to reveal unusual traits in car ownership in the UK, and identifies trends for certain names to have a higher brand ownership than average.
The methodology searches for the highest rate of ownership for each car brand for all UK names**.
For example, Jacob's are listed as having the highest likelihood of all names to own a Volkswagen: -
- According to MoneySupermarket quotes, 14.5% of Jacob's own an Volkswagen in the UK, compared to 8.6% of the UK population owning an Volkswagen.
- Jacob's are therefore 69% more likely to own an Volkswagen than the average person, and are chosen for having the highest rate of Volkswagen ownership for any UK name.
In absolute terms, Vauxhall's (14.4%) and Ford's (14.3%) are the most commonly quoted car brands on MoneySupermarket.
Similarly, in absolute terms, David was the most popular male name quoted on MoneySupermarket at 3% of all male names; and Sarah was the most popular female name at 2.5% of all female names.
* Analysis of given names over 17.1m MoneySupermarket quotes
** Given name appeared at least 1,000 times on MoneySupermarket quotes
Car Brands for the Most Popular Names
Top 200 names and associated brands
Abbie SMART Aaron PEUGEOT
Abigail FIAT Abdul TOYOTA
Adele LEXUS Adam CITROEN
Aimee LAMBORGHINI Adrian MAZDA
Alexandra MASERATI Ahmed NISSAN
Alice VOLKSWAGEN Aidan PEUGEOT
Alison MAZDA Alan JEEP
Allison CITROEN Albert NISSAN
Amanda LANDROVER Alex ASTON MARTIN
Amber SMART Alexander VOLKSWAGEN
Amelia FIAT Ali NISSAN
Amy PEUGEOT Allan MITSUBISHI
Andrea PORSCHE Andrew LANDROVER
Angela JEEP Andy PORSCHE
Anita MERCEDES-BENZ Anthony CITROEN
Ann TOYOTA Antonio ALFA ROMEO
Anna ROLLS ROYCE Antony SUBARU
Anne TOYOTA Arron SUZUKI
Ashleigh LAMBORGHINI Arthur HONDA
Ashley PEUGEOT Ashley PEUGEOT
Audrey JAGUAR Barry MERCEDES-BENZ
Barbara MASERATI Ben MINI
Bethany RENAULT Benjamin RELIANT
Beverley ASTON MARTIN Bernard JAGUAR
Carla ROLLS ROYCE Billy SMART
Carly SUBARU Bob LAMBORGHINI
Carol MASERATI Bradley RELIANT
Carole JAGUAR Brendan VOLVO
Caroline MITSUBISHI Brett SUZUKI
Carolyn MAZDA Brian JAGUAR
Catherine VAUXHALL Bruce JEEP
Chantelle PEUGEOT Callum MINI
Charlotte MINI Cameron ROLLS ROYCE
Chelsea BENTLEY Carl RENAULT
Cheryl BENTLEY Charles MAZDA
Chloe BENTLEY Charlie SMART
Christina PORSCHE Chris BENTLEY
Christine BENTLEY Christian MINI
Claire BMW Christopher FORD
Clare LANDROVER Clive ROLLS ROYCE
Danielle FIAT Colin VOLVO
Dawn RELIANT Connor VAUXHALL
Debbie LANDROVER Craig SUBARU
Deborah PORSCHE Curtis LAMBORGHINI
Debra MERCEDES-BENZ Dale SUBARU
Denise LEXUS Damian SKODA
Diane RELIANT Damien PORSCHE
Donna LANDROVER Dan LAMBORGHINI
Dorothy NISSAN Daniel VOLKSWAGEN
Eileen NISSAN Danny SMART
Elaine HONDA Darren SUBARU
Eleanor SKODA Dave AUDI
Elizabeth SUZUKI David VOLVO
Ellie CITROEN Dean CITROEN
Emily PEUGEOT Dennis BENTLEY
Emma FORD Derek JAGUAR
Faye MASERATI Dominic ROLLS ROYCE
Fiona HONDA Donald JEEP
Frances ALFA ROMEO Douglas BENTLEY
Francesca FIAT Edward MAZDA
Gail PEUGEOT Elliott MINI
Gemma RENAULT Eric HONDA
Georgia MINI Francis NISSAN
Georgina VOLKSWAGEN Frank FERRARI
Geraldine BMW Gareth SUBARU
Gillian RELIANT Garry MASERATI
Grace SMART Gary FORD
Hannah VOLKSWAGEN Gavin BMW
Harriet VOLKSWAGEN Geoffrey BENTLEY
Hayley SUBARU George MERCEDES-BENZ
Hazel TOYOTA Gerald TOYOTA
Heather SUZUKI Gordon HONDA
Helen VOLVO Graeme AUDI
Hilary VOLVO Graham MAZDA
Holly FERRARI Grant MITSUBISHI
Irene PORSCHE Greg MAZDA
Jackie PORSCHE Guy ASTON MARTIN
Jacqueline JEEP Harry BENTLEY
Jade FORD Henry ROLLS ROYCE
Jane JEEP Howard LEXUS
Janet JAGUAR Iain PORSCHE
Janice NISSAN Ian JEEP
Jayne LAMBORGHINI Ibrahim MERCEDES-BENZ
Jean RELIANT Imran HONDA
Jemma LAMBORGHINI Ivan MAZDA
Jenna MINI Jack MINI
Jennifer VAUXHALL Jacob VOLKSWAGEN
Jenny AUDI Jake SMART
Jess MINI James ALFA ROMEO
Jessica FERRARI Jamie PEUGEOT
Jill LANDROVER Jason SMART
Joan SUZUKI Jay NISSAN
Joanna MAZDA Jeremy ASTON MARTIN
Joanne AUDI Jim MASERATI
Jodie SUBARU Joe ROLLS ROYCE
Joy MAZDA John JEEP
Joyce VOLVO Jon LAMBORGHINI
Judith SUZUKI Jonathan BMW
Julia ASTON MARTIN Jonathon CITROEN
Julie ROLLS ROYCE Jordan FIAT
Karen VOLVO Joseph VOLKSWAGEN
Katarzyna TOYOTA Josh LAMBORGHINI
Kate MASERATI Joshua FIAT
Katherine SKODA Julian FERRARI
Kathleen PORSCHE Justin PORSCHE
Kathryn CITROEN Kamil AUDI
Katie FORD Karl RELIANT
Katrina SMART Keith TOYOTA
Katy BENTLEY Ken RENAULT
Kay FERRARI Kenneth MERCEDES-BENZ
Kayleigh FIAT Kevin MITSUBISHI
Kelly BMW Kieran RENAULT
Kerry RENAULT Kieron PEUGEOT
Kim LEXUS Kristian MINI
Kimberley PEUGEOT Kyle RENAULT
Kirstie SUBARU Laurence MASERATI
Kirsty FIAT Lee BMW
Laura FORD Leon SMART
Lauren RENAULT Leonard RELIANT
Leah RENAULT Lewis SUZUKI
Leanne RENAULT Liam PEUGEOT
Lesley HONDA Louis LAMBORGHINI
Linda ASTON MARTIN Luke RENAULT
Lindsay SUBARU Malcolm JAGUAR
Lindsey SUZUKI Marc LEXUS
Lisa MITSUBISHI Marcus VOLVO
Lorna SUZUKI Mark ALFA ROMEO
Lorraine MAZDA Martin SKODA
Louisa JEEP Martyn MASERATI
Louise MITSUBISHI Mathew VAUXHALL
Lucy VOLKSWAGEN Matt ASTON MARTIN
Lynn LEXUS Matthew VOLKSWAGEN
Lynne HONDA Max FERRARI
Mandy JEEP Michael VAUXHALL
Margaret TOYOTA Michal SKODA
Maria RELIANT Mike ROLLS ROYCE
Marie ASTON MARTIN Mohamed NISSAN
Mary TOYOTA Mohammad TOYOTA
Maureen SKODA Mohammed TOYOTA
Megan FORD Muhammad TOYOTA
Melanie ALFA ROMEO Nathan FIAT
Melissa LAMBORGHINI Neil AUDI
Michele AUDI Nicholas PORSCHE
Michelle MITSUBISHI Nick FERRARI
Molly LAMBORGHINI Nigel LANDROVER
Nadia MERCEDES-BENZ Norman SKODA
Naomi AUDI Oliver VOLKSWAGEN
Natalie BMW Patrick MERCEDES-BENZ
Natasha MASERATI Paul LANDROVER
Nicola FERRARI Peter SKODA
Nicole ROLLS ROYCE Phil RENAULT
Nikki FERRARI Philip LEXUS
Nina BMW Phillip JEEP
Olivia BENTLEY Rafal HONDA
Pamela NISSAN Raymond RELIANT
Patricia ROLLS ROYCE Reece VAUXHALL
Paula VOLVO Rhys FIAT
Pauline JAGUAR Richard VOLVO
Rachael CITROEN Ricky BMW
Rachel ALFA ROMEO Rob MASERATI
Rebecca VOLKSWAGEN Robbie CITROEN
Rita HONDA Robert VOLVO
Rosie RELIANT Robin LEXUS
Ruth SKODA Roger LANDROVER
Sally MAZDA Ronald SKODA
Samantha PEUGEOT Rory ALFA ROMEO
Sandra JAGUAR Ross FORD
Sara AUDI Roy JAGUAR
Sarah SKODA Russell MASERATI
Shannon VAUXHALL Ryan FIAT
Sharon MERCEDES-BENZ Sam SUZUKI
Sheila ASTON MARTIN Samuel SUZUKI
Shirley NISSAN Scott MITSUBISHI
Sian MITSUBISHI Sean AUDI
Siobhan SMART Sebastian HONDA
Sonia AUDI Shane SUBARU
Sophie MINI Shaun MITSUBISHI
Stacey VAUXHALL Simon LANDROVER
Stephanie CITROEN Stephen LANDROVER
Sue LANDROVER Steve BMW
Susan JAGUAR Steven FORD
Susannah ALFA ROMEO Stewart ASTON MARTIN
Suzanne VOLVO Stuart ALFA ROMEO
Sylvia HONDA Syed BMW
Tania ASTON MARTIN Terence LEXUS
Tanya LEXUS Terry FORD
Tara MINI Thomas SUZUKI
Teresa NISSAN Tim ASTON MARTIN
Tina JEEP Timothy BENTLEY
Tracey MITSUBISHI Toby FIAT
Tracy SUBARU Tom ALFA ROMEO
Valerie SKODA Tomas AUDI
Vanessa SMART Tony RELIANT
Veronica ALFA ROMEO Trevor JAGUAR
Vicky FERRARI Victor MERCEDES-BENZ
Victoria ALFA ROMEO Vincent PORSCHE
Wendy MERCEDES-BENZ Wayne MITSUBISHI
Yasmin LEXUS Wesley LEXUS
Yvonne MERCEDES-BENZ Will FERRARI
Zoe ROLLS ROYCE William FERRARI
For further information, please contact:
Kate Murphy
MoneySupermarket
+44(0)1244-221-978
Kate.Murphy@MoneySupermarket.com
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