Southern Surnames

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I’m planning a story about a set of siblings named [name_m]Cormac[/name_m], [name_f]Margot[/name_f], and [name_m]Conrad[/name_m]. They live in Los Ybanez, [name_m]Texas[/name_m], with their father, [name_m]Malcom[/name_m], and their mother isn’t present.

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I need a [name_m]Southern[/name_m] surname for them, something that feels authentic, but doesn’t have main character energy.

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I like McBride, but I don’t like that it starts with an M, as I’d prefer for their surname to not start with M or C. I also feel like the end of [name_m]Cormac[/name_m] runs into the beginning of McBride.

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[name_f]Any[/name_f] suggestions?

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Please answer kindly. Thanks in advance.

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I love the story by the way! I live in a very southern state (not saying where for privacy reasons) but I’ve met a lot of different people with different last names. I’ll list some but I can also list some very southern names in case you need middle names for more first names for any other characters!

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Last names:
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Jackson[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Rogers[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Daly[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f]Nobles
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Woods[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Thompson[/name_m]

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I’d say one of the most southern is [name_m]Woods[/name_m] so I think you should go with that! Here are some southern first or middle names.

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Girls:
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Ava[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Courtney[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Calliope[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Viviana[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Vianne[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Andie[/name_f]

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Top choice:Cora

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Boys:
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Hayes[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Jackson[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Jack[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Evan[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Grayson[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Chevy[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Sol[/name_m]

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Top choice: [name_m]Hayes[/name_m] or [name_m]Grayson[/name_m]

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I really hope this helps and please take this names into consideration! [name_f]Love[/name_f] the idea!

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As someone who lives in NC, here are some common surnames 'round these parts (that also meet your criteria)!

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  • Adkins.
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  • [name_m]Atkinson[/name_m].
    • [name_f][/name_f]
  • [name_m]Bowman[/name_m].
    • [name_f][/name_f]
  • [name_f]Dula[/name_f].
    • [name_f][/name_f]
  • [name_m]Greene[/name_m].
    • [name_f][/name_f]
  • [name_m]Hicks[/name_m].
    • [name_f][/name_f]
  • [name_m]Hartley[/name_m].
    • [name_f][/name_f]
  • [name_m]Jenkins[/name_m].
    • [name_f][/name_f]
  • [name_m]Jennings[/name_m].
    • [name_f][/name_f]
  • Johnfroe.
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  • [name_m]Killian[/name_m].
    • [name_f][/name_f]
  • [name_m]Kinney[/name_m].
    • [name_f][/name_f]
  • [name_f]Neely[/name_f].
    • [name_f][/name_f]
  • [name_f]Orr[/name_f].
    • [name_f][/name_f]
  • [name_m]Phelps[/name_m].
    • [name_f][/name_f]
  • Poarch.
    • [name_f][/name_f]
  • Philyaw.
    • [name_f][/name_f]
  • Pennell.
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  • Prestwood.
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  • [name_f]Pennington[/name_f].
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  • [name_m]Roberts[/name_m].
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  • [name_m]Strickland[/name_m].
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  • Stringfield.
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  • [name_m]Singleton[/name_m].
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  • [name_m]Stevenson[/name_m].
    • [name_f][/name_f]
  • [name_m]Vaughn[/name_m].
    • [name_f][/name_f]
  • Wood(s).
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  • [name_m]Watkins[/name_m].
    • [name_f][/name_f]
  • Watkinson.
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