I think you should just own it. Say, “hey folks, I got a new voice! Deal!”

If they try to mock you, turn it around in them. “Damn, you’re really hung up on this huh? That’s a shame, you should really work on that.”

My last name is Gross, and people sometimes ask me if I got teased growing up. And the answer is no. There’s not much you can do with my name. There’s nothing to embarrass me with. You wanna call me gross? Go ahead. That’s my name. What now?