Need A Surname For Matt and Joan

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Hi! I am new, this is my first post.
I am writing a story, Matt is Joan’s father. Last names already existing in the book, for other characters, are O’Lay, Arlot, and Johnson.
Any surname ideas that go good with both Matt and Joan?

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  1. [name_m]Matt[/name_m] Schwartz & [name_f]Joan[/name_f] Schwartz (Ashkenazi Jewish and/or German).
  2. [name_m]Matt[/name_m] [name_m]Olson[/name_m] & [name_f]Joan[/name_f] [name_m]Olson[/name_m] (Norwegian and/or Swedish).
  3. [name_m]Matt[/name_m] McCormick & [name_f]Joan[/name_f] McCormick (Scottish and/or Irish).
  4. [name_m]Matt[/name_m] Powroznik & [name_f]Joan[/name_f] Powroznik (Polish).
  5. [name_m]Matt[/name_m] Goodfellow & [name_f]Joan[/name_f] Goodfellow (English).
    [name_f]Hope[/name_f] these help!
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I would recommend looking at a random last name generator. I like this one Last Name Generator.

Based on the other last names I assume you don’t want anything that seems too unusual. Additionally, with one-syllable names [name_m]Matt[/name_m] and [name_f]Joan[/name_f], you probably don’t want a one-syllable surname. Here are a few ideas:
[name_m]Wesley[/name_m]
[name_m]Donnelly[/name_m]
Barrington
[name_m]Newbury[/name_m]
Quillin
[name_m]Costello[/name_m]
[name_m]Bowman[/name_m]
[name_m]Gibson[/name_m]
Halberg
[name_m]Samson[/name_m]
Luneau

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Thank you!

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Thanks to you as well :slight_smile:

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[name_m]Carmichael[/name_m]

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Thanks!