Surname Generator

I’m an author, so I gather a LOT of surnames to potentially use for characters. I know finding the right character surname can be tough for some people (it used to be very hard for me). So, if anyone would like help with finding surnames, I’d be more than happy to lend a hand.

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Thanks for offering this!

I’d love a surnames ideas for:

[name_m]Lio[/name_m] [name_u]Phoenix[/name_u]

I’ve been using [name_m]Lio[/name_m] [name_u]Heron[/name_u] but not feeling it atm. As a side note, she has relatives [name_f]Esther[/name_f], [name_u]Robbie[/name_u] and [name_f]Rhea[/name_f], and I’d prefer the name isn’t too close to ‘Keller’.

Thank you for any thoughts!


Out of innterest, and if you feel like sharing, what are your favourite surnames in general?

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oh i’d love this !! i have a little family of characters bouncing around my head that i never managed to come up with a surname for. the siblings are theo, gracie, & lyla (and they’ll most likely all have longer classic middles - i’m thinking theo alexander, gracie elizabeth, & lyla madeleine but it’s uncertain). i’m looking for something that feels decently normal, probably english, but not ubiquitous or boring ?? thank you for offering !!

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As far as surnames go, I love ones that give me a Victorian or Gothic vibe, such as Morelocke, Holtzclaw, Davenporte, and Hightower.

Surname Suggestions For [name_m]Lio[/name_m] [name_u]Phoenix[/name_u]:

Otwell
Spear
Isbell
Higgins
[name_m]Barnes[/name_m]
[name_m]Watkins[/name_m]
[name_m]Dorman[/name_m]
McClendon
[name_m]Laird[/name_m]
[name_u]Reid[/name_u]
[name_f]Mayberry[/name_f]
[name_m]Rush[/name_m]
[name_m]Burton[/name_m]
[name_m]Judge[/name_m]
Scurry
[name_u]Gardner[/name_u]
[name_m]Harding[/name_m]
[name_u]Howard[/name_u]
Bridgeman
Hightower
Davenporte
McDonald
Tidwell
Ethridge
Denson
[name_m]Adams[/name_m]
[name_u]Hollis[/name_u]
Murphree
Dewarren

I hope this comes in handy🙂!

How about…

Salisbury
Wiltshire
Flanders
[name_m]Drummond[/name_m]
[name_m]Huntingdon[/name_m]
Arnstein
[name_m]Springer[/name_m]
[name_m]Stafford[/name_m]
Spates
Millan
Northampton
Brunswick
Stade
Laurenburg
Bretten
[name_f]Lorraine[/name_f]
Hammerstein
[name_u]York[/name_u]
[name_u]Saxon[/name_u]
[name_m]Godfrey[/name_m]
[name_u]Chandler[/name_u]
[name_u]Abbott[/name_u]
[name_m]Barton[/name_m]
Wilcox
[name_u]Reid[/name_u]
Higgins
[name_u]Light[/name_u]
[name_m]Cole[/name_m]
[name_m]Barnes[/name_m]
[name_m]Judge[/name_m]
McClendon

I hope this comes in handy🙂!

@GeographyDragon Davenporte and Hightower are very cool!

Thank you for these ideas! I’m enjoying: [name_m]Lio[/name_m] Isbell, [name_m]Lio[/name_m] [name_m]Barnes[/name_m], [name_m]Lio[/name_m] [name_u]Gardner[/name_u], [name_m]Lio[/name_m] Ethridge!!

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She doesn’t really need a surname but what do you think works with [name_f]Amara[/name_f] [name_u]Everly[/name_u] [name_m]Thorne[/name_m].

[name_f]My[/name_f] ownly requirement is that it isn’t too hard to spell or pronounce, and isn’t too “posh” (that might make no sense but basically nothing stuffy).

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How about…

Weathers
[name_m]Webb[/name_m]
Winson
[name_m]Coleman[/name_m]
[name_u]Murray[/name_u]
[name_m]Williams[/name_m]
[name_m]Payne[/name_m]
[name_u]Berry[/name_u]
[name_f]Holliday[/name_f]
Browning
McCain
[name_u]Hopper[/name_u]
[name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_u]Lindsay[/name_u]
Dyer
[name_m]Booker[/name_m]
[name_m]Barton[/name_m]
[name_u]Grayson[/name_u]
[name_m]Frey[/name_m]
[name_m]Wood[/name_m]
[name_m]Burns[/name_m]
[name_u]Owen[/name_u]
[name_u]Davis[/name_u]
[name_u]Wallis[/name_u]
[name_m]Darnell[/name_m]
[name_m]Hines[/name_m]
[name_u]Dawson[/name_u]
[name_m]Perkins[/name_m]
[name_u]Tanner[/name_u]
[name_u]Bailey[/name_u]
[name_u]Chandler[/name_u]
Whitton
[name_u]Campbell[/name_u]

I hope this comes in handy🙂!

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I like either [name_m]Payne[/name_m], [name_f]Holliday[/name_f], or [name_m]Burns[/name_m] for her.

[name_u]Or[/name_u] [name_u]Grayson[/name_u]

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