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359 Weird Last Names

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Some of the most interesting people have weird last names. We have curated lists of the weirdest last names from history, fantastical weird last names from fiction, and many more weird names for every creative looking for a surname for a weird character.

What are Weird Last Names?

Weird last names have many characters due to how they sound or are spelled. Even with the context of language differences, some of these last names are unique. Others are weird because they are associated with strange fictional or supernatural characters. Weird last names can also have a fantastic meaning, inspire curiosity, and are related to out-of-this-world ideas and fiction. Game of Thrones, for example, uses weird last names, such as Starks and Baratheon, to bring wonder and charm to the characters. Common surnames are not able to express these qualities.

Here are lists of the top weird last names from history, fiction, and names used today. Start here for a comprehensive view of the weirdest and strangest last names.

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Top 100 Weird Last Names

Here you will find some of the weirdest last names. From wizards to aliens and from our earth, we’ve collected the best weird last names for the most interesting of characters.

  1. Mcwhorter
  2. Grimm
  3. Skelton
  4. Clevenger
  5. Mortensen
  6. Rasputin
  7. Fang
  8. Strife
  9. Ebenezer
  10. Salem
  11. Havelock
  12. Lurch
  13. Dred
  14. Hekate
  15. Balthasar
  16. Hemlock
  17. Morticia
  18. Wulfric
  19. Blackly
  20. Hatchin
  21. Snipe
  22. Dagon
  23. Lestrange
  24. Mortimer
  25. Grimwald
  26. Chalice
  27. Haskel
  28. Vargas
  29. Salazar
  30. Huang
  31. Cochran
  32. Roth
  33. Sweeney
  34. Grimes
  35. Ponce
  36. Blanchard
  37. Krueger
  38. Rasmussen
  39. Crowe
  40. Slaughter
  41. Aragon
  42. Padgett
  43. Heller
  44. Childress
  45. Kurtz
  46. Dooley
  47. Blackmon
  48. Murdock
  49. Ogden
  50. Bledsoe
  51. Rhoades
  52. Strange
  53. Gentile
  54. Oswald
  55. Pickering
  56. Nesbitt
  57. Baltazar
  58. Sisk
  59. Poindexter
  60. Grigsby
  61. Noe
  62. Kroll
  63. Clawson
  64. Crider
  65. Griswold
  66. Wicker
  67. Crooks
  68. Fisk
  69. Lawless
  70. Kester
  71. Yao
  72. Hogg
  73. Blood
  74. Draven
  75. Auberon
  76. Dartagnan
  77. Winthrop
  78. Englebert
  79. Friedrich
  80. Wiener
  81. Carlyle
  82. Bilbo
  83. Padraig
  84. Egbert
  85. Scarboro
  86. Adelbert
  87. Dyrk
  88. Dank
  89. Mort
  90. Fothergill
  91. Postlethwaite
  92. Malice
  93. Bathsheba
  94. Uberto
  95. Orvil
  96. Severus
  97. Kruger
  98. Zoro
  99. Ulbrecht
  100. Melchior

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Dark Weird Last Names

These weird last names have a darker energy to them. If you’re looking for a weird last name that has an air of spookiness or danger to them, look through this list of weird dark last names.

  1. Blackwood
  2. Blackwell
  3. Craven
  4. Crow
  5. Crowley
  6. Dryden
  7. Graves
  8. Hitchcock
  9. Killian
  10. Pandora
  11. Parrish
  12. Phelan
  13. Savage
  14. Vash
  15. Wraith

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Gothic Weird Last Names

The gothic subculture has become so influential that the first thing most people think of when they hear Gothic isn’t the architectural style – it’s their brand of style and art. Check out our list of the best weird gothic last names.

  1. Balthazar
  2. Bellatrix
  3. Corvin
  4. Damien
  5. Draco
  6. Edgar
  7. Heathcliff
  8. Hester
  9. Ishmael
  10. Nash
  11. Nyx
  12. Peregrine
  13. Pike
  14. Thorne
  15. Voltaire

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Mystical Weird Last Names

There is something magical about the names in this list of weird mystical last names. These are perfect for those who have an air of the arcane, so dive in if you need a weird last name with an extra cryptic flair.

  1. Ajax
  2. Blair
  3. Callisto
  4. Cecil
  5. Egan
  6. Fagan
  7. Grainger
  8. Griffin
  9. Jacoby
  10. Luna
  11. Maya
  12. Roe
  13. Satchel
  14. Shade
  15. Winchell

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Fantasy Weird Last Names

Whether you need an out-of-the-box character name for your next Dungeons and Dragons session or you want to sound more like a character in Westeros, these weird fantasy last names are perfect for these tasks!

  1. Cortez
  2. Cutler
  3. Electra
  4. Jaeger
  5. Kaiser
  6. Kincaid
  7. Kramer
  8. Lawler
  9. Lear
  10. Pryde
  11. Ryker
  12. Sisko
  13. Slade
  14. Troy
  15. Ventura

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Gypsy Weird Last Names

Looking for a weird last name with a more bohemian flair? Look no further than our list of weird Gypsy last names inspired by this amazing community.

  1. Beaney
  2. Boss
  3. Boswell
  4. Buckland
  5. Chilcott
  6. Codona
  7. Doe
  8. Draper
  9. Faa
  10. Heron
  11. Lea
  12. Leigh
  13. Lovell
  14. Loveridge
  15. Scamp

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Futuristic Weird Last Names

Our ideas and depictions of the future can have some interesting and weird ideas. Check out this list of weird futuristic last names for your every sci-fi need.

  1. Aramis
  2. Cillian
  3. Delta
  4. Elektra
  5. Ember
  6. Enyo
  7. Ewing
  8. Kairo
  9. Kasper
  10. Klay
  11. Sevyn
  12. Signe
  13. Skai
  14. Veda
  15. Vega

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Magical Weird Last Names

Attention all wizards and witches: we have collected the best list of weird magical last names for all of you who cast spells, brew potions, and may know where to find unicorns.

  1. Alcaraz
  2. Casper
  3. Cordero
  4. Fiore
  5. Levesque
  6. Lindquist
  7. Madrigal
  8. Martell
  9. Quarles
  10. Quintero
  11. Rivas
  12. Robles
  13. Soria
  14. Tolentino
  15. Tolliver

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Scary and Creepy Weird Last Names

If your character is scary, creepy, and weird, look no further. These last names will send chills down the back of your neck.

  1. Breaker
  2. Calderon
  3. Caldron
  4. Dorcas
  5. Haggerty
  6. Hedwig
  7. Howler
  8. Loveless
  9. Moody
  10. Psyche
  11. Snead
  12. Snell
  13. Snodgrass
  14. Tempest
  15. Triton

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Badass Weird Last Names

It takes a certain amount of weirdness to be a badass. A badass doesn’t concern themselves over the opinions of others and seeks to be brave in the worst of circumstances. This list of weird last names is for the badass who has some quirks.

  1. Axelrod
  2. Bull
  3. Butcher
  4. Gunner
  5. Hammer
  6. Lynch
  7. Ruger
  8. Skinner
  9. Steele
  10. Stryker
  11. Thorn
  12. Thrasher
  13. Villin
  14. Wesson
  15. Wolfe

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Medieval Weird Last Names

Illuminated manuscripts are proof in ink and paper that the Medieval era was full of weird and interesting things, and our list of weird medieval last names is filled with the perfect matches for the most unique medievalists.

  1. Aiken
  2. Albrecht
  3. Beasley
  4. Devereaux
  5. Fleming
  6. Gervaise
  7. Heinrich
  8. Hildebrand
  9. Hyde
  10. Kimball
  11. Lange
  12. Lister
  13. Oakes
  14. Tobias
  15. Wainwright

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Ancient Weird Last Names

Weirdness is not a new phenomenon – we’re pretty sure the people who started making written language were weird for their time. These weird ancient last names are great for characters from ancient history.

  1. Achilles
  2. Arden
  3. Cyrus
  4. Demetrius
  5. Falconer
  6. Lancelot
  7. Lysander
  8. Quincy
  9. Quinton
  10. Rainier
  11. Salvatore
  12. Tiberius
  13. Valentino
  14. Valerian
  15. Warring

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Viking Weird Last Names

The Vikings were weird for their time. Men bathed regularly and took care of their hair and women had some rights, which were all seen as weird. Use this list if your character is of Viking ancestry or is a Viking at heart.

  1. Alfson
  2. Berg
  3. Borg
  4. Carlson
  5. Eriksson
  6. Gulbrandsen
  7. Haraldson
  8. Karsten
  9. Knudtson
  10. Magnuson
  11. Nielsen
  12. Nyberg
  13. Nylund
  14. Thostenson
  15. Westergaard

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Eccentric Last Names

Our list of eccentric last names is for those who truly dance to the beat of their own drum! If you want a last name to fit a life that wanders off the beaten path, this list is what you need.

  1. Aesop
  2. Algernon
  3. Calder
  4. Cato
  5. Cicero
  6. Edmond
  7. Hershel
  8. Horacio
  9. Montague
  10. Norbert
  11. Orville
  12. Phineas
  13. Quigley
  14. Randolph
  15. Rudolph
  16. Seymour
  17. Sheldon
  18. Sherwin
  19. Thoreau
  20. Wilbert

Strange Last Names

These strange last names are unsettling and a little bit freaky. They will perfectly fit a character who is unusual in a way that is hard to understand.

  1. Ace
  2. Boone
  3. Burke
  4. Chesney
  5. Finch
  6. Fitzroy
  7. Gulliver
  8. Holmes
  9. Hopper
  10. Jennings
  11. Jethro
  12. Montgomery
  13. Morton
  14. Nobel
  15. Raife
  16. Torrence
  17. Winford
  18. Xenon
  19. Xerxes
  20. Zane

Odd Last Names

These odd last names are different from what is usual or expected. They work especially well for odd characters who don’t quite fit in with the norm.

  1. Berger
  2. Burns
  3. Burrows
  4. Darke
  5. Frye
  6. Hacker
  7. Locke
  8. Looney
  9. McCabe
  10. Noire
  11. Omen
  12. Pagan
  13. Poe
  14. Pope
  15. Scar
  16. Smelley

Quirky Last Names

If your character has peculiar traits or mannerisms, these quirky surnames will fit them like a glove. These last names have just the right amount of quirk for a weird but loveable character.

  1. Adalbert
  2. Bacon
  3. Bean
  4. Boyles
  5. Camacho
  6. Corcoran
  7. Creighton
  8. Duff
  9. Hagen
  10. Hoyt
  11. Jacobo
  12. Malagasy
  13. Mooney
  14. Moran
  15. O’Toole
  16. Peck
  17. Quaker
  18. Raven
  19. Rook
  20. Runyon
  21. Souza
  22. Vogel
  23. Voight

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Famous Characters with Weird Last Names

Bilbo Baggins is the name of a Hobbit who lives in a Shire, which was created by the author J.R.R. Tolkien in his novel The Hobbit. One interpretation of the last name Baggins is that it sounds similar to a Yorkshire dialect word referring to a meal between meals.

Willy Wonka is a genius candy inventor and factory owner created by Roald Dahl in the children’s novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Dahl stated that the weird last name Wonka was not inspired by a real-world name, but by the nickname he gave to a boomerang his brother made for him. Dahl called the boomerang ‘Skilly Wonka’.

Forrest Gump is the name of the main character in the movie Forrest Gump made in 1994. In the movie, Forrest experiences major historical events from the 1960s to the 1980s. Gump comes from a Middle High German name for fair clowns.

Arthur Fonzarelli is a character on the classic show Happy Days. His character, often referred to as Fonzie or The Fonz, was inspired by the 1950s greaser subculture. The family name Fonzarelli is an Italian last name, but it is quite rare and its meaning is unknown. It could refer to a geographic place.

Mary Poppins is the titular character of a book series by P. L. Travers and a 1964 musical film. She is a magical nanny who uses her powers, wit, and charm to connect with her wards and help them become better people. Poppins is from the Old French word Pepis, which means ‘awe inspiring’.

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