Boris Johnson.
PHOTO: Boris Johnson's family name was originally Kemal, his British-born grandfather, Osman Kemal, the son of the Turkish poet, politician and exile Ali Kemal Bey. (AFP: Ben Stansall)
That's right: the posh, blond Johnson's WASPish family name was originally Kemal. His British-born grandfather, Osman Kemal, the son of the Turkish poet, politician and exile Ali Kemal Bey, changed his name to Wilfred Johnson before marrying into the British establishment
In the same way Joe Hockey's Palestinian-born Armenian father Richardchanged the family name from Hokeidonian to a more Anglicised surname.
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