Twelve Days of Christmas with Surnames

The people over at Crestleaf are having a Scavenger Hunt using surnames found on their website.  The prize for the most creative is $250!  Here is my entry:

On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:

A Partridge in a Peartree

There are 3220 with the surname of Partridge and 60 with the surname of Peartree.

On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:

Two Turtle Doves

Only 6 with the surname of Turtledove.

On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:

Three French Hens

Only a partial for this one -  20,832  with the surname of French.

On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:

Four Calling Birds

This one I had to split up -  5 with the surname of Calling  and  too many to count with the surname of Bird.

On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:

Five Golden Rings

Only 3 with the surname of Goldenring.

On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:

Six Geese a Laying

I found the surname of Geese.

On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:

Seven Swans a Swimming

There are surnames of  Swan  and   Swim.

On the eighth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:

Eight Maids a Milking

With no surnames of Maids or Milking, I will use the name of Maidens.

On the ninth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:

Nine Ladies Dancing

Had to improvise with surnames of Lady and Dance.

On the tenth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:

Ten Lords a Leaping

I found the surnames of Lords and Leap.

On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:

Eleven Pipers Piping

There are oodles with the surname of Piper.

On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:

Twelve Drummers Drumming

There are 450 people with the surname of Drummer and 21 with the surname of Drumming.

I know it's not part of the song, but I was very amused to find quite a few with the surname of GRINCH!