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 ancestral 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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Hamming
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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
|
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
| Oshima
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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
| Warren
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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
|
Yale
| Yasumoto
| Yates
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Younger
| Yoakum
| York
|
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?
AUTHORYou seem to have a well thought out list of unique names. The first and last names seem to roll off the tongue quite nicely. Good job.
My last name is Armani.... So yeah i thinks cool?..whatever
any names for characters in books for a girl? only need one. Also can I get feedback on these names please?
Esme Ashley Adair
Olivia Morgan
Sophia Heronadale
Eleanor Cyprus
Everest Brooks
Noah Centenario
Archie Alexander
Edward De La Moreau
William De La Moreau
James Greenway
Shane Stokes
Gabriel Meridian
I think Fauna Evelyn-North or Fauna Chanslo-North sounds cool....
I can't find a short surname for Ash that meshes well.
I don't think I've ever seen a site with my first, or last name.
And I continue to not see one.
Okay, so my OC Fauna North, and I want her to end up with a guy named Tommy (also an OC), but I want her name to be hyphenated when the do end up together, any suggestion on a last name that would work his first name and also sound nice with her hyphenated last name???
what last name goes well with Amy?
I need a last name that goes well with Kristin.
I'm having a hard time getting a good last name for a Hector
Any advice?
- AUTHOR
You've put a lot of thought into these names. Good job!
I am writing a story can anyone give me feedback on these names?Theodora Serena Scarlet
Ivy Autumn Black
Layla Isobelle Ashwood
Phoenix Evangeline Garcia
Niko Elijah Levi
Orion Gabriel May
Adrian Diego Rodriguez
Apollo Octavius Reagan
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I know someone who's last name is Song.
What goes well with Kristin? Her nickname's Kris. I really like her and I can't think of a last name!
So, any suggestions for a character named Lagos or Lucio?
Ive read a lot of the last names and the only one I really like is Opilio. I might go with it
- AUTHOR
With a somewhat normal first name like "Mathew", you could go with a really unusual and unique last name like "Bullard".
Also I'm having a lot of trouble with a charater,s last name his name is Matthew.
My last name is Van Winkle, and it's not on the list
Wow! I Absolutely love this. In the book i'm writing, all the characters have unusual names, like Farren or Kinsley. So this page gave the perfect unusual last names.
- AUTHOR
Xerin is such an unusual first name that you might be better off going with a somewhat normal last name like "Thomas or Summers".
Some of these surnames are rally cool. Although it is not on here my characters name is Ally Barrnet.
I'm having some difficulties finding the last name for a character named Xerin in my novel. Any ideas, anyone?
- AUTHOR
That's a really unusual last name... I love it!
My OC’s last name is Autumn Cherriton. Is this a good name??
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My last name is cheif
- AUTHOR
Fennec is a great last name and it meshes well with the character's first name.
My last name is Nyamute (Nee-Moo-Tay)
Ah, so we meet once again, Don! My character is a transfer student from the U.S., and his name is Todd Fennec. Does that sound decent?
- AUTHOR
Memphis would make a great last name for someone.
OC: Memphis is strong, pushy, kind of ignorant, but a very classy boi, he works at a diner, and he’s not shy at all, any suggestion?
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I guess you have a point. Thank you for the advice!
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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!
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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
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
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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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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"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!
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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
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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
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