hi everyone! writing a story here with a character who’s part of a very rich, old money family. her name’s [name_f]Lana[/name_f] and I just need a last name for her. she’s british, if that helps.
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I can’t use [name_f]Windsor[/name_f] or Mountbatten, but anything else is welcome!
Looking up for some ideas I found
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[name_m]Courtenay[/name_m]
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Sotheby
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Cavendish
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Walcott
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Babbington
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[name_f]Langley[/name_f]
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[name_f]Whitney[/name_f]
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[name_m]Astor[/name_m]
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[name_m]Vanderbilt[/name_m]
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Some I think of that way but are not necessarily
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[name_m]Radcliffe[/name_m]
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[name_m]Fairfax[/name_m]
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[name_m]Wainwright[/name_m]
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[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps
oh thank you so much!! i really love [name_m]Astor[/name_m] for her [name_f][/name_f]- [name_f]Lana[/name_f] [name_m]Astor[/name_m] is an awesome name
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[name_f]Glad[/name_f] it helps
cms1512
September 16, 2025, 1:55am
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Worthington comes to mind.
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[name_f]Lana[/name_f] [name_m]Acton[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Lana[/name_f] Asquith [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Lana[/name_f] [name_m]Bruce[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Lana[/name_f] [name_m]Beaumont[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Lana[/name_f] [name_m]Coleridge[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Lana[/name_f] [name_m]Dacre[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Lana[/name_f] Duncombe [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Lana[/name_f] Egerton [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Lana[/name_f] [name_m]Fairfax[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Lana[/name_f] Hoyte
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Also double barrelled names are historically associated with the upper classes and aristocrats in the UK, e.g. Beaumont-Smythe, Egerton-Bankes, Asquith-Hoyte
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I would checkout surnames.behindthename.com
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Some actual old money names….
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[name_m]Dupont[/name_m]
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[name_m]Lowell[/name_m]
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[name_m]Adams[/name_m]
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Harriman
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[name_m]Winthrop[/name_m]
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[name_f]Whitney[/name_f]
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[name_m]Beaumont[/name_m]
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[name_m]Pembroke[/name_m]
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[name_m]Somerset[/name_m]
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[name_m]Berkeley[/name_m]
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Cavendish
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Some that fit the style but aren’t true old money families….
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[name_m]Ellington[/name_m]
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Ashworth
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[name_m]Harrington[/name_m]
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[name_m]Chamberlain[/name_m]
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Montrose
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[name_m]Remington[/name_m]
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[name_m]Sinclair[/name_m]
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Worthington
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[name_m]Carrington[/name_m]
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Hollingsworth
i LOVE [name_f]Lana[/name_f] [name_m]Beaumont[/name_m]! it suits her so well, thank you!
Montrose is perfect omg!! thank you so much
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thank you everyone! she’s now [name_f]Lana[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] Montrose, and everyone’s names i’ll keep in mind for her friends and future books!
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you’re all amazing i’m so glad i joined the berries!
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[name_m]Ainsworth[/name_m], Harrowgate, [name_f]Finchley[/name_f], Ashworth, [name_m]Fairbanks[/name_m], [name_m]Montgomery[/name_m]
Ehrob1
September 17, 2025, 3:19am
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[name_m]Oxford[/name_m]
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[name_m]Spencer[/name_m]
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[name_m]Berkeley[/name_m]
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[name_m]Tudor[/name_m]
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[name_m]Stanley[/name_m]
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[name_m]Barclay[/name_m]
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Cromwell
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Addington
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Islington
Maybe…
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Huckfield [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Fenwick[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Pomeroy[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]York[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Richmond[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]Worsley [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Richardson[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Deverell[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Barclay[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]Featherstone [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Coleridge[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]Hawkesworth [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Beaumont[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Beauford[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Lyons[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Hartley[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]St.John
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I’d also say anything double barrelled:
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Holcroft-Millard [name_f][/name_f]Bamber-Dalton [name_f][/name_f]Verne-Carlyle [name_f][/name_f]Thornton-Burgess [name_f][/name_f]Lyons-Chamberlain [name_f][/name_f]Wentworth-Campbell [name_f][/name_f]Rivers-Sinclair