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Last Names for Characters

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If you’re searching for a last name for a fictional character for a story, this page will be helpful. Here you’ll find last names that can be used for characters in books, novels, games, movie scripts, and more.

How to Choose a Last Name for a Character

A character’s last name is important for setting that character’s scene and life. Oftentimes, a fictional character will have a name that fits them perfectly. A perfect character name may be reminiscent of some aspect of the character’s personality, role, or appearance.

When naming a fictional character, choosing a name that is appropriate for them is important. A great first step is to make the last name memorable. If we take the time to consider the sound and pronunciation of a name, we can determine if it matches the character. The meaning of a name can be a subtle, lightweight way of making the name appropriate. Be sure to consider the genre of writing, the period in which they’re living, and the theme of the work to choose a name suitable for the character. The name should also be theme appropriate.

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Last Names for Characters – 63 Categories

Here you will find comprehensive and detailed lists of all kinds of last names based on every character archetype.

1. Last Names for Male Characters

  • Bowman
  • Carson
  • Hudson
  • Hunt
  • Lawson
  • Marshall
  • Nelson

See all 1,077 Last Names for Male Characters

2. Last Names for Female Characters

  • Blakely
  • Harper
  • Kennedy
  • Madison
  • McKenzie
  • Quinn
  • Reagan

See all 599 Last Names for Female Characters

3. Last Names for Heroes and Protagonists

  • Lockhart
  • Magnuson
  • Masters
  • Maverick
  • McKnight
  • Steele
  • Sterling

See all 357 Last Names for Heroes and Protagonists

4. Last Names for Villains and Antagonists

  • Grimes
  • Hatchett
  • Nash
  • Salem
  • Snyder
  • Sweeney
  • Vargas

See all 147 Last Names for Villains and Antagonists

5. Last Names for Cool Characters

  • Chase
  • Cruise
  • Electra
  • Gunner
  • Oakley
  • Ryder
  • Wilder

See all 575 Cool Last Names

6. Last Names for Fantasy Characters

  • Ajax
  • Cordero
  • Cortez
  • Kincaid
  • Kramer
  • Sisko
  • Stryker

See all 881 Fantasy Last Names

7. Last Names for Unique Characters

  • Eden
  • Hawke
  • Hunter
  • Knightley
  • Palmer
  • Rivers
  • Ventura

See all 751 Unique Last Names

8. Last Names for Pretty Characters

  • Campbell
  • Kensington
  • Lauren
  • Marlow
  • Paradis
  • Piper
  • Sloane

See all 587 Pretty Last Names

9. Last Names for Rich Characters

  • Buckingham
  • Carrington
  • Cavendish
  • Courtenay
  • Davenport
  • Lancaster
  • Wellington

See all 385 Rich Last Names

10. Last Names for Cute Characters

  • Benedict
  • Cooper
  • Dawson
  • Hart
  • Jensen
  • Jolie
  • Winters

See all 531 Cute Last Names

11. Last Names for Badass Characters

  • Boss
  • Hammer
  • Lawless
  • Phoenix
  • Savage
  • Skinner
  • Slaughter

See all 463 Badass Last Names

12. Last Names for Fancy Characters

  • Augustine
  • Carruthers
  • Chevalier
  • Hemingway
  • Toussaint
  • Versailles
  • Wessex

See all 479 Fancy Last Names

13. Last Names for Rare Characters

  • Courtier
  • Ellington
  • Reinhart
  • Salisbury
  • Thoreau
  • Tolliver
  • Willoughby

See all 569 Rare Last Names

14. Last Names for Powerful Characters

  • Axelrod
  • Bronson
  • Cannon
  • Knox
  • Slade
  • Troy
  • Wolf

See all 353 Powerful Last Names

15. Last Names for Strong Characters

  • Armstrong
  • Lawton
  • Lincoln
  • Murdock
  • Rockwell
  • Sherman
  • Slater

See all 399 Strong Last Names

16. Last Names for Beautiful Characters

  • Cassidy
  • Hartley
  • Lexington
  • Maddison
  • Marlowe
  • Mercedes
  • Verity

See all 447 Beautiful Last Names

17. Last Names for Sexy Characters

  • Cruz
  • Fox
  • Gossard
  • Loren
  • Sierra
  • Valencia
  • Wilde

See all 425 Sexy Last Names

18. Last Names for Romantic Love Interests

  • Christensen
  • Dalton
  • Lovelace
  • Olivier
  • Rhodes
  • Salinger
  • Somerset

See all 311 Romantic Last Names

19. Last Names for Old Fashioned Characters

  • Franklin
  • Hamilton
  • Jefferson
  • Morris
  • Wallace
  • Watson
  • Wilkes

See all 615 Old Fashioned Last Names

20. Last Names for Warrior Characters

  • Caradog
  • Cyprian
  • Donahue
  • Dryden
  • Killian
  • Patton
  • Ralston

See all 287 Warrior Last Names

21. Last Names for Smart Characters

  • Bellamy
  • Edison
  • Humphries
  • Milton
  • Newton
  • Quinton
  • Sheldon

See all 253 Smart Last Names

22. Last Names for Weird Characters

  • Clevenger
  • Ebenezer
  • Grimm
  • Mcwhorter
  • Mortensen
  • Rasputin
  • Skelton

See all 359 Weird Last Names

24. Last Names for Royal Characters

  • Aragon
  • Burgundy
  • Mountbatten
  • Orleans
  • Savoy
  • Saxony
  • Windsor

See all 185 Royal Last Names

23. Last Names for Regal Characters

  • Beckett
  • Kingsley
  • Latimer
  • Raleigh
  • Stirling
  • Tudor
  • Villiers

See all 105 Regal Last Names

25. Last Names for Common, Basic, and Boring Characters

  • Brown
  • Garcia
  • Johnson
  • Jones
  • Miller
  • Smith
  • Williams

See all 5,000 Common Last Names

26. Last Names for Magical Characters

  • Casper
  • Cruso
  • Flores
  • Fontaine
  • Madrigal
  • Santiago
  • Vega

See all 289 Magical Last Names

27. Last Names for Mystical Characters

  • Cecil
  • Griffin
  • Kasper
  • Luna
  • Peregrine
  • Satchel
  • Schwarz

See all 326 Mystical Last Names

28. Last Names for Futuristic Characters

  • Blaze
  • Cisco
  • Elektra
  • Kohen
  • Polaris
  • Saffire
  • Sevyn

See all 297 Futuristic Last Names

29. Last Names for Science-Fiction Characters

  • Cipriani
  • Loxley
  • Rivera
  • Ryker
  • Sorrentino
  • Tremaine
  • Zion

See all 337 Science-Fiction Last Names

30. Last Names for Classy Characters

  • Chester
  • de Winters
  • Knight
  • Montague
  • Solomon
  • Yates
  • York

See all 401 Classy Last Names

31. Last Names for Posh Characters

  • Augustin
  • Barclay
  • Beauchamp
  • Churchill
  • Curzon
  • Rafferty
  • Wentworth

See all 265 Posh Last Names

32. Last Names for Old Money Characters

  • Cromwell
  • de Trafford
  • Du Pont
  • Goldman
  • Grosvenor
  • Randolph
  • Waldorf

See all 167 Old Money Last Names

33. Last Names for Victorian Characters

  • Butler
  • Crawford
  • Ferguson
  • Gilbert
  • Porter
  • Price
  • Wright

See all 417 Victorian Last Names

34. Last Names for Vintage Characters

  • Carlton
  • Cleveland
  • Holloway
  • Jasper
  • Truman
  • Ulysses
  • Wilson

See all 421 Vintage Last Names

35. Last Names for Medieval Characters

  • Albrecht
  • Gervaise
  • Heinrich
  • Hildebrand
  • Kimball
  • Maynard
  • Wainwright

See all 540 Medieval Last Names

36. Last Names for Ancient Characters

  • Dangelo
  • Fullerton
  • Holcombe
  • Leighton
  • Marino
  • Santos
  • Spalding

See all 515 Ancient Last Names

37. Last Names for Roman Characters

  • Augustus
  • Cicero
  • Constantine
  • Curtis
  • Falco
  • Tiberius
  • Vitellius

See all 159 Roman Last Names

38. Last Names for Viking Characters

  • Carlson
  • Eriksson
  • Karsten
  • Knudtson
  • Nielsen
  • Nyberg
  • Westergaard

See all 254 Viking Last Names

39. Last Names for Gypsy Characters

  • Boswell
  • Chilcott
  • Gaskin
  • Hoskins
  • Lee
  • Loveridge
  • Walsh

See all 331 Gypsy Last Names

40. Last Names for Noble Characters

  • Aspall
  • Carington
  • Chamberlain
  • Clarence
  • Fairfax
  • Lyon
  • Montfort

See all 265 Noble Last Names

41. Last Names for Aristocratic Characters

  • Ambrose
  • Barbour
  • Hastings
  • Livingston
  • Montgomery
  • Napier
  • Worthington

See all 380 Aristocratic Last Names

42. Last Names for Gothic Characters

  • Balthazar
  • Crow
  • Draco
  • Draven
  • Edgar
  • Griswold
  • Vash

See all 267 Gothic Last Names

56. Last Names for Dark Characters

  • Crooks
  • Crowe
  • Graves
  • Krueger
  • Mortimer
  • Wicker
  • Wolfe

See all 463 Dark Last Names

43. Last Names for Wild West Characters

  • Buck
  • Carter
  • Houston
  • Stetson
  • Strauss
  • Wesson
  • Wyatt

See all 549 Western Last Names

44. Last Names for Cowboy Characters

  • Boone
  • Buchanan
  • Dallas
  • Holden
  • Hooper
  • McCoy
  • Walker

See all 643 Cowboy Last Names

45. Last Names for Southern Characters

  • Baskin
  • Cunningham
  • Dixon
  • Freeman
  • Reynolds
  • Tucker
  • Underwood

See all 439 Southern Last Names

46. Last Names for Country Characters

  • Bauer
  • Brooks
  • Clayton
  • Garrett
  • Holt
  • Shepherd
  • Tate

See all 535 Country Last Names

47. Last Names for Exotic Characters

  • Carrera
  • Delacruz
  • Larue
  • LeBlanc
  • Russo
  • Santana
  • Silva

See all 274 Exotic Last Names

48. Last Names for Unusual Characters

  • Dupree
  • Katz
  • Lyons
  • Madden
  • Malone
  • Mccann
  • Peoples

See all 421 Unusual Last Names

49. Last Names for Uncommon Characters

  • Bowie
  • Clancy
  • Costa
  • Ridge
  • Ridley
  • Urban
  • Wylie

See all 573 Uncommon Last Names

50. Last Names for Interesting Characters

  • Barrett
  • Bishop
  • Conway
  • Harrington
  • Mcguire
  • Mercer
  • Riggs

See all 539 Interesting Last Names

51. Last Names for Nature and Earthy Characters

  • Banks
  • Ford
  • Reed
  • Stone
  • Warren
  • West
  • Woods

See all 257 Nature Last Names

52. Last Names for Elegant Characters

  • Champagne
  • Lacroix
  • Lysander
  • Oakes
  • Valentin
  • Wingate
  • Winslow

See all 431 Elegant Last Names

53. Last Names for Sophisticated Characters

  • Byron
  • Chancellor
  • Gatsby
  • Gramercy
  • Royce
  • Tennyson
  • Winchester

See all 407 Sophisticated Last Names

54. Last Names for Awesome Characters

  • Bolt
  • Dakota
  • Hollister
  • McClain
  • Saint
  • Steel
  • Trueman

See all 547 Awesome Last Names

55. Fairy Tale Last Names

  • Boggs
  • Carey
  • Fable
  • Potts
  • Starr
  • Tubbs
  • Wiley

See all 265 Fairy Tale Last Names

57. Last Names for Scary and Creepy Characters

  • Breaker
  • Calderon
  • Heller
  • Howler
  • Loveless
  • Snead
  • Snell

See all 125 Scary and Creepy Last Names

58. Last Names for Angelic Characters

  • Bell
  • Golden
  • Love
  • Moon
  • Snow
  • Summers
  • Valentine

See all 229 Angelic Last Names

59. Last Names for Soft Characters

  • Addison
  • Bailey
  • Delaney
  • Kendall
  • Mackenzie
  • Nichols
  • Rose

See all 310 Soft Last Names

60. Elf Last Names

  • Aerin
  • Arwen
  • Haiven
  • Ives
  • Olivea
  • Salas
  • Ximena

See all 285 Elf Last Names

61. Mermaid Last Names

  • Atlantis
  • Caspiane
  • Delmar
  • Galilee
  • Indigo
  • Marisol
  • Raya

See all 185 Mermaid Last Names

62. Alien Last Names

  • Bergen
  • Cleone
  • Druid
  • Gyges
  • Phlox
  • Xropa
  • Zenobia

See all 225 Alien Last Names

63. Dragon Last Names

  • Arrax
  • Dionysus
  • Fafnir
  • Rhaegal
  • Serevrin
  • Sirrush
  • Viserion

See all 201 Dragon Last Names

Last Names A-Z

These last names are arranged by starting letters from A-Z. This can be an excellent starting point for your search if you already know the beginning letter of the surname.

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Last Names of the Most Famous Characters of All Time

James Bond is a fictional character created by novelist Ian Fleming in 1953. Bond is a British secret agent operating under the codename 007 and is the protagonist in 12 novels and 25 movies. Fleming has spoken about the origins of Bond as a name for this character, citing its brief, unromantic, and Anglo-Saxon yet very masculine qualities as perfect for the detail-oriented and pragmatic Bond.

Robin Hood is a legendary hero depicted originally in English folklore and subsequently in books and movies. Hood is most famous for robbing the rich and giving to the poor. The name Hood has English origins, simply meaning related to hoods: either wearing them or making them. Robin Hood is often depicted as wearing a Lincoln green hood, likely to disguise his true identity.

Walter White is the main protagonist in the American TV series Breaking Bad. White as a name comes from Scottish origins to mean fair hair, skin, or complexion. Depicted by Bryan Cranston, Walter White is an iconic character in popular culture and, in the show, a skilled chemist who turns to sell drugs to fund medical bills. The surname White, one of the most common names in the United States, subtly speaks to the show’s premise of a failed American dream.

Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective created by British author Arthur Conan Doyle. While Holmes originates in literature, he has become the most portrayed character in film and television history. Holmes is an English name meaning “island”, and this is certainly apt for Sherlock as he is often depicted as very proficient in observation, deduction, and logical reasoning — skills that usually need to be accompanied by some solitude.

Jay Gatsby is the titular character in F Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel The Great Gatsby. Gatsby is an enigmatic character, known for being a millionaire who hosts luxurious parties. The name Gatsby has German origins to mean “from Gaddesby”. Certainly, with this unusual-sounding name, Gatsby was destined to be a famous literary character.

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