A Cool Last Names List for Character Creation
Coming Up With Cool, Strange, Weird, Odd, or Unique Last Names for a Character Can Really Make Them Stand Out
Coming up with a good last name for a fictional character can go a long way in making him or her seem a lot cooler in the eyes of your audience. While settling for some of the more popular last names paired with a good first name is one way to go, I've always liked to try to make every aspect of the name stand apart from the norm. A cool last name can let you explore your character's family history a little more easily.
If you're looking to find the perfect last name for a character the list of last names below is the perfect place to start. Hopefully, it will help you choose the perfect last name so that when it is paired with a good first name, an unforgettable person of interest is created. I have gone through (and constantly going through) a lot of last names to find those that are cooler than all the rest, so check back every once in a while if you need some suggestions. I do hope you find this article useful, and thanks for paying a visit.
As an aside, I've been told this list has also been used as a source for nicknames. While you can certainly find some good ones, I've also made an article solely for those.
The Ever-Growing List of Cool Last Names
A
Abawi
| Allard
| Adara
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Abbott
| Acampora
| Ackerman
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Ackroyd
| Abbington
| Axworthy
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Ainge
| Abernathy
| Atkinson
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Abner
| Abella
| Agholor
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Allred
| Asola
| Abrams
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Acker
| Abrell
| Acuff
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Archer
| Asterio
| Adair
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Albright
| Adelson
| Atwood
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Aguillar
| Adler
| Arrowood
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Agnew
| Akuna
| Alcott
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Alstott
| Austin
| Algarotti
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Alvarez
| Armani
| Anderson
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Amherst
| Adkins
| Ayesa
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Argento
| Arrowood
| Andruzzi
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Abraham
| Angle
| Armstrong
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Attard
| Annenberg
| Arrhenius
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Acosta
| Antrican
| Adderley
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Atwater
| Agassi
| Apatow
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Archeletta
| Averescu
| Arrington
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Agrippa
| Aiken
| Albertson
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Alexander
| Amado
| Anders
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Armas
| Akkad
| Aoki
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Aldrich
| Almond
| Alinsky
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Agnello
| Alterio
| Atchley
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Great Movie Characters Often Have Unforgettable Names Along With Unforgettable Personalities
B
Bynes
| Bray
| Budreau
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Byrne
| Bragg
| Banner
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Bishop
| Burris
| Boggs
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Brembilla
| Booth
| Bullard
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Booker
| Buckner
| Borden
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Breslin
| Bryant
| BIles
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Brunt
| Brager
| Brandt
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Bosa
| Bradshaw
| Brubaker
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Berry
| Brooks
| Bandini
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Bristow
| Barrick
| Biddle
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Brennan
| Brinkmann
| Benz
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Braddock
| Bright
| Berman
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Bracco
| Bartley
| Briggs
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Bonanno
| Boyle
| Beeks
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Bernthal
| Boldon
| Bowser
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Benwikere
| Bowman
| Bamberger
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Bowden
| Batch
| Blaustein
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Blow
| Boulware
| Bezos
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Boulder
| Bauer
| Ballard
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Benton
| Bixby
| Bostwick
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Biles
| Bobusic
| Belinski
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Blood
| Bisley
| Bettis
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Bensen
| Binion
| Bloch
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Blixt
| Bellisario
| Botkin
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Benoit
| BInda
| Baldwin
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Bennett
| Bourland
| Bester
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Bender
| Best
| Bald
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Bersa
| Belt
| Bourne
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Barks
| Beebe
| Banu
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Bozzelli
| Bogaerts
| Blanks
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Tips for Coming Up With a Good Surname
- A lot of times, last names can be used as a first name and vice versa.
- A surname is a name added to your given name and is usually the family name (or last name). Don't get this confused with a nickname.
- Coming up with a good first name or last name will make your character interesting and memorable. However, coming up with a good first and last name will make them unforgettable.
- Using names where the first and last both begin with the same letter will give you a cutesy name (or at the very least a catchy one).
- A character doesn't have to go by their first name. If you have a good one, they can be called by their last name all the time. Plus, you'll have a secret you can reveal at a later date if you wish.
- Feel free to make the name hard to pronounce on purpose (and have other characters constantly mispronounce the name). This can introduce a comedic element into your story that can break up serious conversations. Sometimes the coolest last names are the strangest.
C
Cyrus
| Craggs
| Crisper
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Cotheran
| Curry
| Conard
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Cutler
| Coggins
| Cates
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Crisp
| Curio (Old Roman surname)
| Creed
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Costner
| Cortse
| Cunningham
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Cooper
| Cullen
| Castle
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Cugat
| Click
| Cassidy
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Crespo
| Crusher
| Cooper
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Coates
| Crowley
| Creel
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Crassus
| Cogdill
| Cross
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Crabtree
| Cranham
| Carver
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Cox
| Coltrane
| Chatwin
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Conklin
| Colt
| Coulter
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Cleveland
| Coppens
| Coolidge
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Copeland
| Celino
| Coffin
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Cena
| Conti (Italian last name)
| Coin
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Connelly
| Cents
| Carney
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Carmichael
| Coffey
| Carling
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Christie
| Chadwick
| Cobo
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Clay
| Capra
| Candy
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Clancy
| Chalk
| Chambers
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Callahan
| Cirque
| Cabrera-Bello
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Cherry
| Cannon
| Chung
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Cave
| Challenger
| Cobb
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Calaway
| Chalut
| Cayce
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Cahill
| Cruz
| Cohen
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Caylor
| Cagle
| Cline
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Crawford
| Cleary
| Cain
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Champ
| Cauley
| Claxton
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D
Dubois
| Darby
| Draper
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Dwyer
| Dixon
| Danton
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Devereaux
| Ditka
| Dominguez
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Decker
| Dobermann
| Dunlop
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Dumont
| Dandridge
| Diamond
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Dobra (Romanian last name)
| Dukas
| Dyer
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Decarlo
| Delpy
| Dufner
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Driver
| Dalton
| Dark
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Dawkins
| Driskel
| Derbyshire
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Davenport
| Dabney
| Dooley
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Dickerson
| Donovan
| Dallesandro
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Devlin
| Donnelly
| Day
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Daddario
| Donahue
| Denver
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Denton
| Dodge
| Dempsey
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Dahl
| Drewitt
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Edward Gorey - What A Great Last Name!
E
Earp
| Eberstark (German)
| Egan
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Elder
| Eldridge
| Ellenburg
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Eslinger
| England
| Epps
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Eubanks
| Everhart
| Evert
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Eastwood
| Elway
| Eslinger
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Ellerbrock
| Edge
| Endo
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Etter
| Ebersol
| Everson
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Earwood
| Ekker
| Escobar
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Edgeworth
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More Good Last Name Tips and Tricks
- Time will play a big role in coming up with a good name. I've very rarely come up with a top-notch character name before a couple of hours have passed.
- Sometimes what you really need for your character is a cool name that isn't really a name: a nickname. If you're a real stickler for detail, it can come from the character's actual name.
- Some family names can sound a lot more intimidating than others. The character's personality and demeanor can add to or take away from the name depending on how you want others to see them.
- There are times when you may want to hide a name from the audience. Using quiet whispers, background noise, interruptions or a smudged name on some papers are a few ways you can do this.
- Very plain and ordinary last (and first) names can be used when you want to portray an obvious alias or made-up name—one in which your character doesn't want his or her real name to be known.
- Never be afraid to use your character's traits to come up with a last name. For example, say your hero is a very strong and successful arm wrestler. "Strong Arm" is the first thing that comes to mind, but reverse the order of the words and you get an excellent last name: Armstrong.
F
Future
| Fitzpatrick
| Fontana
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Fenner
| Furyk
| Finch
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Fullbright
| Fassbinder
| Flood
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Fong
| Fleetwood
| Fugger
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Frost
| Fsik
| Fawcett
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Fishman
| Freeze
| Fissolo
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Foley
| Fairchild
| Freeman
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Flanagan
| Freed
| Fogerty
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Foster
| Finn
| Fletcher
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Floris
| Flynn
| Fairbanks
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Fawzi (Egyptian surname)
| Finau
| Floquet (French origin)
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Fleiss
| Ferguson
| Froning
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Fitzgerald
| Fingermann
| Flagg
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Finchum
| Flair
| Ferber
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Fuller
| Farrell
| Fenton
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Fangio
| Faddis
| Ferenz
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Farley
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G
Gundlach
| Gannon
| Goulding
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Greenway
| Guest
| Gillis
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Gellar
| Gaither
| Griffith
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Grubbs
| Glass
| Gotti
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Goodwin
| Grizzly
| Glover
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Grimes
| Gleason
| Gardner
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Geske
| Griffo
| Glunt
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Golden
| Gardel
| Gribble
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Grell
| Gearey
| Grooms
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Glaser
| Greer
| Geel
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Gallagher
| Glick
| Graber (Swedish family name)
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Gore
| Gabbard
| Gelpi
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Gilardi
| Goddard
| Gabel
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H
Hyde
| Hood
| Hull
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Hogan
| Hitchens
| Higgins
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Hodder
| Huxx
| Hester
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Huxley
| Hess
| Hutton
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Hobgood
| Husher
| Hitchcock
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Huffman
| Herrera
| Humber
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Hobbs
| Hostetler
| Henn
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Horry
| Hightower
| Hindley
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Hitchens
| Holiday
| Holland
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Hitchcock
| Hoagland
| Hilliard
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Harvick
| Hardison
| Hickey
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Heller
| Hartman
| Halliwell
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Hughes
| Hart
| Healy
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Head
| Harper
| Hibben
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Harker
| Hatton
| Hawk
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Hardy
| Hadwin
| Hemmings
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Hembree
| Helbig
| Hardin
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Hammer
| Hammond
| Haystack
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Howell
| Hatcher
| Hamilton
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Halleck
| Hooper
| Hartsell
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Henderson
| Hale
| Hokoda
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Heers
| Homa
| Hanifin
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Most Common Last Names Around the World
I
Inch
| Inoki
| Ingram
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Idelson
| Irvin
| Ives
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Ishikawa
| Irons
| Irwin
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Ibach
| Ivanenko
| Ibara
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J
Jurado
| Jammer
| Jagger
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Jackman
| Jishu
| Jingle
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Jessup
| Jameson
| Jett
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Jackson
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K
Kulikov (Russian last name)
| Kellett
| Koo
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Kitt
| Keys
| Kaufman
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Kersey
| Keating
| Kotek (Polish surname)
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Kuchar
| Katts
| Kilmer
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King
| Kubiak
| Koker
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Kerrigan
| Kumara
| Knox
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Koufax
| Keagan
| Kestrel
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Kinder
| Koch
| Keats
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Keller
| Kessler
| Kobayashi
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Klecko
| Kicklighter
| Kincaid
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Kershaw
| Kaminsky
| Kirby
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Keene
| Kenny
| Keogh
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Kipps
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L
Litvak
| Lawler
| London
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Lynch
| Lacroix
| Ledford
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LeMay
| Lovejoy
| Lombardo
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Lovecraft
| Laudermilk
| Locke
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Leishman
| Leary
| Lott
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Ledger
| Lords
| Lacer
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Longwood
| Lattimore
| Laker
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Lecter
| Liston
| Londos
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Lomax
| Leaves (Old English last name)
| Lipman
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Lambert
| Lesnar
| Lazenby
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Lichter
| Lafferty
| Lovin
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Lucchesi
| Landis
| Lopez
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Lentz
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M
Murray
| Morrison
| McKay
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Merchant
| Murillo
| Mooney
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Murdock
| Matisse
| Massey
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McGee
| Minter
| Munson
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Mullard
| Mallory
| Meer (Dutch family name)
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Mercer
| Mulder
| Malik
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Moreau (French last name)
| Metz
| Mudd
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Meilyr
| Motter
| McNamara
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Malfoy
| Moses
| Moody
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Morozov
| Mason
| Metcalf
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McGillicutty
| Montero
| Molinari
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Marsh
| Moffett
| McCabe
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Manus
| Malenko
| Mullinax
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Morrissey
| Mantooth
| Mintz
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Messi
| Mattingly
| Mannix
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Maker
| Montoya
| Marley
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McKnight
| Magnusson (Icelandic name)
| Marino
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Maddox
| Macklin
| Mackey
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Morikowa
| Mahan
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N
Necessary
| Nicely
| Nejem
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Nunn
| Neiderman
| Naillon
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Nyland
| Novak
| Nygard
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Norwood
| Norris
| Namath
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Nabor
| Nash
| Noonan
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Nolan (Irish last name)
| Nystrom
| Niles
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Napier
| Nunley
| Nighy
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Cast Your Vote
Which part of a name do you consider the most important?
O
Overholt
| Ogletree
| Opilio (Old Roman family name)
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October
| Ozu
| O'Rourke
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Owusu
| Oduya
| Oaks
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Odenkirk
| Ottinger
| O'Donnell
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Orton
| Oakley
| Oswald
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Ortega
| Ogle
| Orr
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Ogden
| Onassis
| Olson
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Ollenrenshaw
| O'Leary
| O'Brien
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Oldman
| O'Bannon
| Oberman
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O'Malley
| Otto
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P
Prado
| Prunk
| Piper
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Putnam
| Pittman
| Post
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Price
| Plunkett
| Pitcher
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Pinzer
| Punch
| Paxton
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Powers
| Previn
| Pulman
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Puller
| Peck
| Pepin
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Platt
| Powell
| Pawar
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Pinder
| Pickering
| Pollock
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Perrin
| Pell
| Pavlov
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Patterson
| Perabo
| Patnick
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Panera
| Prescott
| Portis
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Perkins
| Palmer
| Paisley
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Pladino
| Pope
| Posada
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Pointer
| Poston
| Porter
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A Funny Last Name Can Work
Q
Quinn
| Quan
| Quaice
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Quaid
| Quirico
| Quarters
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Quimby
| Qua
| Quivers
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Quall
| Quick
| Qugg
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Quint
| Quintero
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R
Rudd
| Ripperton
| Renfro
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Rifkin
| Rand
| Root
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Rhodes
| Rowland
| Ramos
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Ryan
| Rafus
| Radiguet
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Ripley
| Ruster
| Rush
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Race
| Rooney
| Russo
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Rude
| Roland
| Reader
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Renshaw
| Rossi
| Riddle
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Ripa
| Richter
| Rosenberg
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Romo
| Ramirez
| Reagan
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Rainwater
| Romirez
| Riker
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Riggs
| Redman
| Reinhart
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Redgrave
| Rafferty
| Rigby
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Roman
| Reece
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S
Sutton
| Swift
| Sorrow
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Spinks
| Suggs
| Seagate
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Story
| Soo
| Sullivan
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Sykes
| Skirth
| Silver
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Small
| Stoneking
| Sweeney
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Surrett
| Swiatek
| Sloane
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Stapleton
| Seibert
| Stroud
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Strode
| Stockton
| Scardino
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Spacek
| Spieth
| Stitchen
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Stiner
| Soria
| Saxon
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Shields
| Stelly
| Steele
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Standifer
| Shock
| Simerly
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Swafford
| Stamper
| Sotelo
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Smoker
| Skinner
| Shaver
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Shivers
| Savoy
| Small
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Skills
| Sinclair
| Savage
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Sereno
| Sasai
| Silverman
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Silva
| Shippen
| Sasaki
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Sands
| Shute
| Sabanthia
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Sheehan
| Sarkis
| Shea
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Santos
| Snedeker
| Stubbings
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Streelman
| Skaggs
| Spears
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T
Twigg
| Tracy
| Truth
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Tillerson
| Thorisdottir (Old Norse name)
| Tooms
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Tripper
| Tway
| Taymor
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Tamlin
| Toller
| Tussac
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Turpin
| Tippett
| Tabrizi
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Tanner
| Tuco
| Trumbo
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Tucker
| Theo
| Thain
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Trapp
| Trumbald (Old English name meaning "strongly bold")
| Trench
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Terrella
| Tait
| Tanaka
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Tapp
| Tepper
| Trainor
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Turner
| Teague
| Templeton
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Temple
| Teach
| Tam
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U
Udder
| Uso
| Uceda
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Umoh
| Underhill
| Uplinger
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Ulett
| Urtz
| Unger
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V
Vroman
| Vess
| Voight
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Vegas
| Vasher
| Vandal
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Vader
| Volek
| Vega
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Vestine
| Vaccaro
| Vickers
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W
Witt
| Wolownik
| Winding
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Wooten (old English name)
| Whitner
| Winslow
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Winchell
| Winters
| Walsh
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Whalen
| Watson
| Wooster
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Woodson
| Winthrop
| Wall
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Wight
| Webb
| Woodard
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Wixx
| Wong
| Whesker
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Wolfenstein
| Winchester
| Wire
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Wolf
| Wheeler
| Warrick
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Walcott
| Wilde
| Wexler
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Wells
| Weeks
| Wainright
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Wallace
| Weaver
| Wagner
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Wadd
| Withers
| Whitby
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Woodland
| Woody
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X
Xavier
| Xanders
| Xang
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Ximinez
| Xie
| Xenakis
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Xu
| Xiang
| Xuxa
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Y
Yearwood
| Yellen
| Yaeger
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Yankovich
| Yamaguchi
| Yarborough
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Youngblood
| Yanetta
| Yadao
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Yale
| Yasumoto
| Yates
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Younger
| Yoakum
| York
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Yount
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Z
Zuckerberg
| Zeck
| Zavaroni
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Zeller
| Zipser
| Zedillo
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Zook
| Zeigler
| Zimmerman
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Zeagler
| Zale
| Zasso
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Zant
| Zappa
| Zapf
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Zahn
| Zabinski
| Zade
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Zabik
| Zader
| Zukoff
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Zullo
| Zmich
| Zoller
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How About Some Hyphenated Last Names!
A hyphenated last name is most commonly used by new brides who want to keep their maiden name as well as use their new partner's last name. There are generally no set rules on which last name to use first, but it creates an interesting last name that you don't see all that often.
Acoff-Sereno
| Sloane-Hooper
| Coffey-Macklin
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Sisko-Sinclair
| Lichter-Seibert
| Zubarry-Devlin
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Dabney-Aparo
| Glick-Wilcox
| Winchell-Ojeda
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Creating good characters for your world is so important to its success. Picking out a name is only the beginning. My hope is that this list has helped you do that in some way. Good luck coming up with an unforgettable person of interest. Thanks for visiting.
© 2013 Don
Do you know anyone with an interesting last name?
I guess you have a point. Thank you for the advice!
- AUTHOR
The type of last name you pick depends on how strong your character's background is. If not very strong, you could choose something like "Holmes". If you have a strong and well thought out character history and if that history is interesting, then almost any last name would do. Right?
The character is a detective and Krueger reminds me too much of Freddy Krueger. Lol. Thanks tho!
- AUTHOR
How about Joseph Kreuger?
What’s a good last name for Jospeh?
I’m trying to find Gould options for my book character Robin. She is a girl in a book I’m planning to write. Trying these out
Amber..."Smith" goes with everything
does anyone have any last names that go with Remi?
I'll definitely use the S options as a fierce and scary last name when writing my first novel for my classroom and I am in 5th grade, so I will use these no doubt!!! Thanks for the last names!
am I the only one who noticed Call of Duty preferences hahahaha
i really like Price btw
my last name is Seven
my last name is Eickelberg
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My last name is Bone (which is pretty cool) but I also know to even cooler names: Powers and Lyons-Hart (pronounced Lions-Heart)
My last name is Jain
My last name is Baadsvik And my name is Iris
My last name is McLaren
i love all the names keep up the good work
it was cool
- AUTHOR
The comment section is always a good source of additional information especially if they have to be approved first (to weed out any nonsense). It's also a good way for the reader to ad to the usefulness of the article.
I actually found more interesting last names just reading all the comments. Thanks you guys have helped a lot.
My youth paster’s wife’s maiden name is Sandhopper. I am suprised Winchester is on the list. The name reminds me of Supernatural, though. Also my grandparent’s last name is Hayman.
My last name was on the list. The name I like most however, is: Zelo.
- AUTHOR
Porter is a great last name, and while I don't always add last names to the list immediately, I have added yours since is sounds so cool. Thanks for the heads up.
My last name is porter but it wasn’t on the list
I have a friend who has a middle name like this. Hwa-sun.
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My last name is Zelo its kinda cool
Good job man! My last name is on the list... kind of. It's Nowak and your list had a v replacing the w. But eh, still an amazing find, especially for people who like to write stories like me. Keep up the good work.
Simor Riley would be nice
My name was on this list lol
My last name is Koroshec. It's Slovenian
my last name is raza
my last name is Bohn.
- AUTHOR
It's amazing to me that in some cases one letter changed in a last name can be much more common in one country over another; sometimes it even changes the meaning of the last name as well.
- AUTHOR
Uncommon last names make for great last names when coming up with characters for a story.
Sorry for the complaint but Nejem is actually Hungarian. It's very similar to Arabic though
How about Tylender. Might not be the best but it's uncommon!
Sloss is a sweet last name
Sterling is a good last name
- AUTHOR
Your suggestions are good ones, and I will likely incorporate them into the article at some point, especially hyphenated last names. Thanks.
I love writing, and I will spend so much time coming up with names for my books. This article is super helpful. I was kind of overwhelmed by the number of names. Would you consider making a shorter list for people who aren't willing to spend that much time on a name?
Also, do you do hyphenated last names?
Thanks for all the name suggestions! I'm terrible at coming up with names and this really helped.
Lovecraft, it's so awesome
I love the name Diamond its so cute............you could do the name Multi for the letter M?
I once new a girl with the last name Winterbothom, thought it was interesting.
you should add Cuthbert (pronounced Kuth-bert)
How about Rea ( Pronounced Ray), Valentino or Vascques
Super helpful! I am writing my first book and this gave me some great ideas. Thanks a lot!
Levesque
My last name is pretty cool
My name made the list! I'm so proud!
I think your forgetting a last name in the H's .....
Herman!
Vespasian
I feel very flattered that my last name made the cool last names list.
- AUTHOR
"Luck" would make a wonderful last name; you could even make variations on it. What about "Luckness"? Imagine a character whose name is Charlie Luckness? Nice!
But what about 'Luck' as a cool last name?
this s going to be so useful, one of the things I struggle with when writing is coming up with names so thank you!
- AUTHOR
Hyphenated last names is something I've not thought about that much, but they are definitely different and can sound really cool.
I was looking for a surname for my mum Kelli snow she wants k change her name to Goddard I like it but snow is my dad’s name so I will be hifinated to Goddard snow ❄️
Very useful, but you missed a couple, including mine!
very good list. thank you
- AUTHOR
I agree that you definitely have a last name that stands out in a crowd.
Some very unique surnames listed! However I don’t think they’ll ever be as good as my name, nice try though!
Lalande, Jones, Parks, Jean-Paul, McCarthy, Schoonderbeek (skoonderbeak), Boivin, Quimby, Quest
other than that this is the best website ever!
i came here looking for Wing or Iparis (Legend trilogy by Marie Lu)
This website is awesome! Thank you so much! Your tips are very
useful, and the last names are great as well!
p.s. This is the last name I picked from your list. I can't tell you how
much I love this list. I can't thank you enough :)
I have a French last name. It is Hurier. (Her-EE-ay)
Our last name is Dees . You don’t hear that name very much around where we live.
Pierce and Evergreen
This is a wonderful list. I have saved it so I can refer to it later. It has so many choices I am sure I will find just the perfect name for a character.
Really helpful. Being a Smith, I always gravitate towards common last names in my writing, but it's nice to see a list of more interesting last names that are easy for readers to pronounce. I'll definitely be referring to this in the future.
My last name is interesting. But also Griffin.
Ah....way cool! I'm glad that I came across this Hub.
I saw a few Surnames that I am currently using. One of my character's name is Styles Vega-Latin Man. His nickname is Shades because he never leaves home without em. I was gonna call him Blade because he's attached to a family heirloom blade but the name already exists.
Great list!
im writing a book and needed a last name that went good with ***** (Can't tell anyone) and I picked an amazing last name-Caine
There are a couple NFL players named "Paradis", "Person", and "Mbu" (pronounced mm-BOO)
this is a really good help! i'm writing a book called the mishaps and i wanted really unique charictar names for them, it took me ages to find the right website and when i found this i was thrilled! so many unique names, i decided to bookmark it and now when i need ideas for names i always come onto this website to find some ideas, when my book is published i will give grand credit to this website including links for other people to suck up ideas and pass on the knowlege, i know that this site is the best and i will come on it again and again, pass it down to my grandchildren!
all the new people on this site, remember to hold this tight, this new website will help you with novels,novellas any type of story, fictional or historical fiction or even manga,
Keep it going
Xavier Zavaroni
One name I thought was vary funny was: Freed.
A great article on the last name. Like me, many will use as the unique source for character creation in their work. Thums up. Great collection. Inspiring.
You should add the name Barns and Quinlan.
Nice article
Good article....
I knew a girl in high school named Candy Cane. Your article was very cute and makes me want to write children's stories just so I can make up a cool name. Kudos.
I am a german and i can asure you that "eberstark" is not a german surname! It would mean "as strong as a male wild boar" but i do like this list a lot.
Hi Summer,
It doesn't care what your character's name is, if it copies or not! I've seen books with my name. I'm not bothered.
But, how about Penelope Risen, Penelope Hastieu, etc. I make up last names by jumbling up letters. Example: Getusj. Doesn't make sense? That's fine! Change it later.
Ask other people as well.
Great list! I grabbed a couple for possible use in my work.
Also might make my own name Hub. I hadn't considered it before.
this is a good list. i was looking for a surname for a character i am developing. her first name is Penelope. when coming up with a surname for her i would google her full name to see if anything comes up, and usually something does, there are TONS of people by the same name! could i still use it? i initially wanted to go with Penelope Hazelwood (not on this list) but there are people by that name. then i found the name Weaver here and figured that would fit even better since Penelope actually means weaver. but there are a lot of people by that name too. but maybe i could go with either one? its so hard to find a name that absolutely no one has so maybe its ok if my character has a name others have?
What kind of last name would you recommend for the name Alicia?
I feel like you just watched Bones...
But really, I love these names I'm using them!
My last name is Archeletta but everything always says, no I don't know that so I think it is Archetypal.
Great read.
Name, Rude???
That's so weird. :P
This is fantastic! Wixx, Vestine, Unger love it. I am a "name person." As a sci-fi writer I create characters, and just like the character their name also has to be interesting. I am definitely bookmarking this as an easy resource. Good Job!!
Crowley!!!!!
Knew a girl named Heather Seabolt.....cool last name I thought as a kid
another great gaming name
Dejerick
Valastormtor
As a writer, this is an interesting and useful guide. I tend to use a variety of sources for my character naming: high school alumni book, phone book, atlas/maps, baby name book and WD's 2nd Edition Character Naming book, including a couple of websites. Great hub!
I'm going to be using some of these names. woohoo!
We've been toying with the idea of coming up with a fake character (e.g. mascot) for our business but we're having trouble coming up with a catchy name. I will definitely be printing your list of names above and will share it with our team to see if we can brainstorm and get some ideas from it. Thank you!
My sisters last name is Sweet
As a writer, I always struggle with my characters' names. I tend to let their names sound like their position in life. The last name of one of my characters is Wellington. I think that speaks of his wealth, education, and strong character.
Thanks for your list. I thoroughly enjoyed reading through it, and I know I will refer to it again soon.
Love this! I usually ask my son (he's 4) to come up with the names... but he's 4, so sometimes they are a little silly - his current favorite character in made up bedtime stories is Prince Buggyfan.
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