For all the Obamas out there: your life has changed forever. From handshakes and smiles to avoiding parking tickets.
Just ask Denise Maye Obama, a UVA freshman.
"I signed up for a Harris Teeter card the other day, and the woman was, like, Obama?," she told the Washington Post. "She said: ‘That’s a first. Are you related to the president?’ Everyone asks if I’m related to the president now. One of these times I’m going to say yes, just for the fun of it."
Obama, however, said her name hasn’t helped her get inauguration tickets yet. Last time she saw the President-elect was when he was still running against Hillary Clinton at a Charlottesville rally. "My name didn’t do me much good that time," she said. "I didn’t even get to shake his hand."
The name Obama is rare, writes reporter Steve Hendrix (humm…can he play “Purple Haze”?). According to databases, there may be fewer than 20 families in the country, compared with more than 11,000 Clintons and 60,000 Bushes.
Anyone out there with a “celebrity” last name?