ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Thurston Armbrister embraces his name. He knows it isn’t common. He also knows that how he received his first name is a bit strange.
His grandmother helped name him, and apparently she was a fan of the 1960s television show 'Gilligan’s Island.' So Thurston Armbrister's namesake is actually fictional character Thurston Howell III, played by the late Jim Backus.
"That’s the fable behind it," Armbrister said.
When Armbrister found out his namesake, he started to do research. He learned that Thurston Howell III was called "The Millionaire" and in 2006, he was named the No.