• Skip to main content
  • Skip to header right navigation
  • Skip to site footer
Listophile

Listophile

  • Names
    • Baby Names
    • Girl Names
    • Boy Names
    • Gender-Neutral
    • Last Names
    • Fantasy Names
  • Name Generators
  • Blog

811 Short Last Names

You are here: Home / Names / Last Names / 811 Short Last Names

Short last names are powerful and easy to remember. They are perfect for strong, non-nonsense characters in books, movies, and film scripts. Check out our lists of hand-picked short names that will be perfect for your character in progress.

What are Short Last Names?

A short last name gets straight to the point. Unlike longer and more complicated surnames, short last names seem more rugged and are perfect for edgy or simple characters, who need to make a strong impression. Short surnames are a lot more common than longer surnames, especially in places where languages have more monosyllabic words. Some of history’s greatest figures and most compelling characters have short last names.

Here you will find some of the most popular and recognizable short surnames, as well as an A-Z list of short last names.

It's More Fun to Share

Top 100 Short Last Names

The short names on this list are the most popular in the United States. Start your search for your perfect short name here.

  1. Lee
  2. King
  3. Hill
  4. Hall
  5. Diaz
  6. Cruz
  7. Cook
  8. Reed
  9. Kim
  10. Cox
  11. Ward
  12. Wood
  13. Gray
  14. Ruiz
  15. Long
  16. Ross
  17. Bell
  18. West
  19. Cole
  20. Tran
  21. Ford
  22. Chen
  23. Webb
  24. Shaw
  25. Hunt
  26. Boyd
  27. Rose
  28. Fox
  29. Rice
  30. Soto
  31. Ryan
  32. Dunn
  33. Hart
  34. Lane
  35. Ray
  36. Pena
  37. Rios
  38. Carr
  39. Vega
  40. Dean
  41. Sims
  42. Wong
  43. Reid
  44. Wang
  45. Park
  46. Yang
  47. Day
  48. Luna
  49. May
  50. Wade
  51. Beck
  52. Byrd
  53. Lowe
  54. Neal
  55. Holt
  56. Hale
  57. Leon
  58. Hail
  59. Pham
  60. Bush
  61. Mann
  62. Lara
  63. Page
  64. Love
  65. Lin
  66. Liu
  67. Paul
  68. Moss
  69. Chan
  70. Khan
  71. Gill
  72. Todd
  73. Tate
  74. Mack
  75. Wolf
  76. Rowe
  77. Wise
  78. Ball
  79. Cobb
  80. Pope
  81. Owen
  82. Lang
  83. Cain
  84. Ali
  85. Lamb
  86. Hess
  87. Beil
  88. Nash
  89. Shah
  90. Roth
  91. Mora
  92. Bass
  93. Lam
  94. Huff
  95. Hood
  96. Kirk
  97. Wall
  98. Meza
  99. Roy
  100. York

See Top 5,000 Last Names

Cool Short Last Names

The coolest people don’t need to use a lot of time to show how cool they are, and these short last names give off cool energy in just a few letters. If you want to show your reader that your character is cool, calm, and collected, check out this list.

  1. Ace
  2. Ajax
  3. Ash
  4. Bale
  5. Bear
  6. Benz
  7. Blue
  8. Buck
  9. Burt
  10. Cade
  11. Case
  12. Cash
  13. Cato
  14. Clay
  15. Cody
  16. Colt
  17. Dior
  18. Drew
  19. Duke
  20. East
  21. Eddy
  22. Eden
  23. Finn
  24. Gage
  25. Gold
  26. Grey
  27. Guy
  28. Hawk
  29. Hugo
  30. Jay
  31. Jett
  32. Kade
  33. Kane
  34. Kent
  35. Kipp
  36. Kitt
  37. Knox
  38. Kobe
  39. Lake
  40. Law
  41. Link
  42. Lock
  43. Lord
  44. Mace
  45. Mars
  46. Maya
  47. Muse
  48. Nero
  49. Otto
  50. Pace
  51. Ram
  52. Reno
  53. Rock
  54. Rudy
  55. Rush
  56. Sage
  57. Saul
  58. Shay
  59. Snow
  60. Toro
  61. Troy
  62. Vail
  63. Vale
  64. Van
  65. Wild
  66. Wren
  67. Wynn
  68. Xie
  69. Zane

See more Cool Last Names

Two Letter Last Names

Here you will find a comprehensive list of common 2-letter last names. Here you will find the shortest last names in the United States.

  1. An
  2. Au
  3. Do
  4. Du
  5. Fu
  6. Ha
  7. He
  8. Ho
  9. Hu
  10. Ko
  11. Le
  12. Li
  13. Lo
  14. Lu
  15. Ly
  16. Ma
  17. Ng
  18. Oh
  19. So
  20. Su
  21. Ta
  22. To
  23. Tu
  24. Vo
  25. Vu
  26. Wu
  27. Xu
  28. Ye
  29. Yi
  30. Yu

A-Z of Short Last Names

This is our comprehensive list of short names from A to Z. We’ve researched last names in the United States to create this expansive list of short surnames.

  • Abel
  • Adam
  • Ade
  • Afu
  • Agee
  • Ahn
  • Ajak
  • Akin
  • Alam
  • Alba
  • Ames
  • Amin
  • Amos
  • Arce
  • Ashe
  • Atha
  • Ault
  • Babb
  • Baca
  • Bach
  • Back
  • Baer
  • Baez
  • Bahr
  • Bail
  • Bain
  • Bair
  • Bare
  • Barr
  • Baty
  • Baum
  • Bay
  • Beal
  • Beam
  • Bean
  • Belt
  • Berg
  • Bess
  • Best
  • Betz
  • Bieg
  • Bird
  • Blum
  • Bobo
  • Bock
  • Body
  • Bohn
  • Boix
  • Bolt
  • Bond
  • Bone
  • Boss
  • Box
  • Bray
  • Budd
  • Buhr
  • Bui
  • Bull
  • Bunn
  • Burk
  • Burr
  • Buss
  • Cady
  • Cage
  • Cai
  • Call
  • Camp
  • Cano
  • Cao
  • Card
  • Carl
  • Caro
  • Cary
  • Cass
  • Cave
  • Ceja
  • Cha
  • Chao
  • Chau
  • Chew
  • Chi
  • Chin
  • Chiu
  • Cho
  • Choe
  • Choi
  • Chou
  • Chow
  • Chu
  • Chun
  • Clem
  • Coe
  • Cohn
  • Cone
  • Conn
  • Coon
  • Cope
  • Cota
  • Cote
  • Coy
  • Crow
  • Crum
  • Culp
  • Cupp
  • Cyr
  • Dahl
  • Dale
  • Daly
  • Dang
  • Dao
  • Dark
  • Das
  • Deal
  • Deas
  • Dees
  • Dell
  • Deng
  • Dent
  • Derr
  • Dial
  • Dias
  • Dick
  • Dill
  • Dinh
  • Dion
  • Diop
  • Dix
  • Doan
  • Dodd
  • Doe
  • Doll
  • Dong
  • Dorn
  • Doss
  • Doty
  • Dove
  • Dow
  • Dowd
  • Dube
  • Duff
  • Dye
  • Dyer
  • Dyke
  • Eads
  • Ealy
  • Earl
  • Eck
  • Edge
  • Effa
  • Egan
  • Elam
  • Ely
  • Elzy
  • Eng
  • Enos
  • Epps
  • Erb
  • Fain
  • Fair
  • Falk
  • Fall
  • Fan
  • Fang
  • Farr
  • Fay
  • Feng
  • Fier
  • Fine
  • Fink
  • Fish
  • Fisk
  • Fitz
  • Flor
  • Fong
  • Fort
  • Foss
  • Foy
  • Free
  • Frey
  • Fry
  • Frye
  • Fung
  • Funk
  • Furr
  • Gale
  • Gall
  • Gann
  • Gant
  • Gao
  • Gary
  • Gay
  • Gee
  • Geer
  • Getz
  • Gil
  • Ginn
  • Goad
  • Goff
  • Good
  • Gool
  • Gore
  • Goss
  • Graf
  • Grim
  • Grob
  • Guan
  • Gunn
  • Guo
  • Haag
  • Haas
  • Hahn
  • Hair
  • Ham
  • Hamm
  • Han
  • Hand
  • Hare
  • Haro
  • Harp
  • Hay
  • Hays
  • Head
  • Heck
  • Heil
  • Heim
  • Hein
  • Held
  • Helm
  • Her
  • Herr
  • Heun
  • High
  • Hipp
  • Hite
  • Hitt
  • Hoff
  • Hogg
  • Hoke
  • Holm
  • Hong
  • Hook
  • Hope
  • Horn
  • Hose
  • How
  • Howe
  • Hoy
  • Hoyt
  • Hsu
  • Huey
  • Hull
  • Hung
  • Hurd
  • Hurt
  • Hyde
  • Ibeh
  • Ibis
  • Irby
  • Isom
  • Ives
  • Ivey
  • Ivy
  • Jack
  • Jain
  • Jang
  • Jank
  • Jara
  • Jean
  • Jin
  • Jobe
  • Joe
  • John
  • Jose
  • Joy
  • Juan
  • Judd
  • Jung
  • Kahn
  • Kang
  • Kapp
  • Karr
  • Katz
  • Kaur
  • Kay
  • Kaye
  • Keck
  • Kee
  • Keel
  • Keen
  • Keim
  • Kemp
  • Kern
  • Kerr
  • Key
  • Keys
  • Kidd
  • Kish
  • Koch
  • Kohl
  • Kohn
  • Kolb
  • Kong
  • Kopp
  • Koss
  • Krug
  • Kuhn
  • Kunz
  • Kuo
  • Kwan
  • Kwon
  • Kyle
  • Lacy
  • Ladd
  • Lai
  • Land
  • Lapp
  • Lau
  • Laws
  • Lay
  • Lazo
  • Lea
  • Leal
  • Lear
  • Leet
  • Legg
  • Lei
  • Lenz
  • Leo
  • León
  • Leos
  • Levi
  • Levy
  • Lew
  • Liao
  • Lidy
  • Lim
  • Lima
  • Lind
  • Ling
  • Linn
  • Lira
  • Lor
  • Lott
  • Low
  • Loy
  • Loya
  • Loyd
  • Loza
  • Luce
  • Lugo
  • Luis
  • Luke
  • Luly
  • Lum
  • Lund
  • Lung
  • Luo
  • Lusk
  • Lutz
  • Luu
  • Lyle
  • Lynn
  • Lyon
  • Maas
  • Macy
  • Mai
  • Main
  • Maki
  • Mark
  • Marr
  • Marx
  • Mast
  • Mata
  • Matz
  • Mayo
  • Mays
  • Mead
  • Mech
  • Meek
  • Mei
  • Melo
  • Mena
  • Mesa
  • Metz
  • Mims
  • Mize
  • Mock
  • Moe
  • Moen
  • Mohr
  • Mole
  • Moll
  • Monk
  • Moon
  • Mota
  • Mott
  • Moua
  • Moy
  • Moya
  • Moye
  • Mraz
  • Muir
  • Mull
  • Munn
  • Muro
  • Nagy
  • Nail
  • Nair
  • Nall
  • Nava
  • Neel
  • Neff
  • Neil
  • Neri
  • Ness
  • New
  • Ngo
  • Nino
  • Nix
  • Noah
  • Noe
  • Noel
  • Noll
  • Nunn
  • Nutt
  • Nye
  • Oaks
  • Oden
  • Odom
  • Ogle
  • Olds
  • Omar
  • Ong
  • Orji
  • Orr
  • Orta
  • Orth
  • Otis
  • Ott
  • Pack
  • Paez
  • Pahl
  • Pak
  • Palm
  • Pan
  • Pang
  • Parr
  • Pate
  • Paz
  • Peak
  • Peat
  • Peck
  • Pedi
  • Peek
  • Pene
  • Peng
  • Penn
  • Phan
  • Pike
  • Pina
  • Pino
  • Pitt
  • Plum
  • Poe
  • Polk
  • Pond
  • Pool
  • Popp
  • Post
  • Puga
  • Pugh
  • Puoy
  • Pye
  • Pyle
  • Rae
  • Rana
  • Rand
  • Rao
  • Rapp
  • Rash
  • Rau
  • Raya
  • Razo
  • Rea
  • Read
  • Redd
  • Rees
  • Reis
  • Repp
  • Rey
  • Rhea
  • Rich
  • Rico
  • Ries
  • Rij
  • Ring
  • Robb
  • Roby
  • Roe
  • Rojo
  • Romo
  • Root
  • Rosa
  • Ruby
  • Rudd
  • Ruff
  • Rupp
  • Rusk
  • Russ
  • Rust
  • Ruth
  • Sabo
  • Sam
  • Sams
  • Samz
  • Sape
  • Sapp
  • Sato
  • Seal
  • Seay
  • See
  • Self
  • Sell
  • Sena
  • Seo
  • Sexe
  • Shea
  • Shen
  • Shi
  • Shin
  • Sisk
  • Skyy
  • Son
  • Song
  • Sosa
  • Suh
  • Sule
  • Sun
  • Sung
  • Swan
  • Syed
  • Taft
  • Tam
  • Tan
  • Tang
  • Teal
  • Teel
  • Thai
  • Thao
  • Tice
  • Timm
  • Tom
  • Tong
  • Toth
  • True
  • Tsai
  • Tuck
  • Turk
  • Ugwu
  • Utti
  • Vaca
  • Vang
  • Vann
  • Vari
  • Veal
  • Vela
  • Vera
  • Vest
  • Vick
  • Vogt
  • Volk
  • Voss
  • Vue
  • Wahl
  • Wali
  • Walz
  • Ware
  • Watt
  • Way
  • Weed
  • Wei
  • Weir
  • Weis
  • Wick
  • Will
  • Wilt
  • Wing
  • Winn
  • Witt
  • Woo
  • Wool
  • Wray
  • Yale
  • Yan
  • Yao
  • Yee
  • Yim
  • Yoo
  • Yoon
  • Yost
  • Yuan
  • Yue
  • Yuen
  • Yun
  • Yves
  • Zeng
  • Zhao
  • Zhou
  • Zhu
  • Zink
  • Zola
  • Zook

Random Last Name Generator

Our last name generator will give you ideas for last names. Add your first name and select a theme to find a surname.

last name generator
→ See the Last Name Generator
 

More Lists:

  • → See all Last Name Categories ~ Start Here
  • Last Names for Characters
  • One-Syllable Last Names
  • Strong Last Names
  • Powerful Last Names
  • Cool Last Names
  • Unique Last Names
  • Character Name Generator

Famous People with Short Last Names

Throughout Harrison Ford’s acting career he has played iconic characters, such as Indiana Jones and Han Solo, and he has transitioned to environmental activism. The short last name Ford is of English origin and is geographic, referring to someone who lives near a river ford.

Johnny Depp is a renowned actor and for his work, he has earned several prestigious awards including a Golden Globe award and two BAFTAs. The surname Depp is of Southern German origin and comes from the Middle High German word for clumsy.

Elton John was born in England under the name Reginald Kenneth Dwight. He is an iconic singer, performer, and songwriter. His work has made a significant impact on modern music, and he is one of history’s best-selling artists. The name John comes from a Hebrew name meaning ‘blessed by God’.

Stephen King was born in Maine in 1947. He is considered the King of Horror. His books have sold over 350 million copies and have been adapted into movies and shows. The surname King has a royal history – it comes from an Old English word, ‘cyning’, meaning ‘tribal ruler’.

Celine Dion was born in Canada in 1968. She is Canada’s best-selling singer and is known for her wide vocal range and for singing in different genres. Dion is a short last name hailing from France and was a geographic name for people born in a town called Dienne.

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Sidebar

Search Baby Names:

The most popular baby name categories:

Girl Names

  • Unique Names
  • Popular Names
  • Cute Names
  • Beautiful Names
  • Pretty Names
  • Cool Names
  • Unusual Names
  • Old Fashioned Names
  • Rare Names
  • Classic Names
  • Traditional Names
  • → See all Girl Name Categories ~ Start Here

Boy Names

  • Unique Names
  • Popular Names
  • Cute Names
  • Cool Names
  • Uncommon Names
  • Strong Names
  • Unusual Names
  • Old Fashioned Names
  • Rare Names
  • Classic Names
  • Traditional Names
  • → See all Boy Name Categories ~ Start Here

Trending Baby Names:

The hottest baby name trends:

Girl Names

  • Word Names
  • Virtue Names
  • Nature Names
  • City and Place Names
  • Last Names as First Names
  • Goddess Names
  • Names with Unique Spellings
  • Modern Names
  • Latest Names
  • Attitude Names
  • Badass Names
  • Short Names
  • → See all Girl Name Categories ~ Start Here

Boy Names

  • Modern Names
  • Nature Names
  • God Names
  • Badass Names
  • Last Names as First Names
  • City and Place Names
  • Word Names
  • Virtue Names
  • Names with Unique Spellings
  • Latest Names
  • Attitude Names
  • Short Names
  • → See all Boy Name Categories ~ Start Here

Gender-Neutral Names

  • Gender-Neutral Names
  • Non-Binary Names

Last Names:

  • Lists of Last Names

Don’t Miss a Thing – Follow us on Social Media

  • Instagram
  • Pinterest

About | Contact | Privacy Policy | Disclaimer | Terms of Use | Copyright Notice

Copyright © 2023 Listophile.com · WNG (Publishing) Corporation · All Rights Reserved

No part of this site may be reproduced in whole or in part in any manner without the permission of the copyright owner.