One issue I always have when writing is being unable to give my characters last names, because I don’t know many! Can I have suggestions for all sorts of last names? I haveccharacters from all around the world and all different time periods, so really anything works!
Not to be rude, but why don’t you just Google surnames? That way you can specify what you’re looking for, and it will probably be a lot more helpful than any random list of last names a Nameberry user can give you.
Here are some links to some of the websites I use for surnames.
http://names.mongabay.com/surnames_A.htm
Look up surnames for meaning to find ones perfect for your characters. I can’t possibly be much help if I know nothing about the character.
I always have the exact same problem! The best resource I’ve found is [name_f]Fantasy[/name_f] Name Generators. It has all sorts of different categories, real and fantasy. That should help you since you said that you have a wide variety of characters.
You could try [name_m]Jones[/name_m], Stormblade, Storms, and [name_m]Winters[/name_m] if you like those surnames.
These are some of my favourites!
I’ve also found that surnames are often used as boys names, such as [name_m]Fletcher[/name_m] and [name_m]Harrison[/name_m], so looking through some boys names often helps to give your characters surnames!
Boyle
[name_m]Brooks[/name_m]
Caney
Colborne
Conolly
Dyke
Fernside
[name_m]Fletcher[/name_m]
Fortescue
[name_m]Harding[/name_m]
[name_m]Harris[/name_m]
Hatcher
[name_u]Hunter[/name_u]
[name_u]Kendall[/name_u]
[name_u]Oakley[/name_u]
[name_u]Reid[/name_u]
[name_m]Russell[/name_m]
[name_m]Stanton[/name_m]
Storey
[name_m]Terrell[/name_m]
[name_m]Vaughan[/name_m]
Voss
[name_m]Weston[/name_m]
These are some of my favourites!
I’ve also found that surnames are often used as boys names, such as [name_m]Fletcher[/name_m] and [name_m]Harrison[/name_m], so looking through some boys names often helps to give your characters surnames!
Boyle
[name_m]Brooks[/name_m]
Caney
Colborne
Conolly
Dyke
Fernside
[name_m]Fletcher[/name_m]
Fortescue
[name_m]Harding[/name_m]
[name_m]Harris[/name_m]
Hatcher
[name_u]Hunter[/name_u]
[name_u]Kendall[/name_u]
[name_u]Oakley[/name_u]
[name_u]Reid[/name_u]
[name_m]Russell[/name_m]
[name_m]Stanton[/name_m]
Storey
[name_m]Terrell[/name_m]
[name_m]Vaughan[/name_m]
Voss
[name_m]Weston[/name_m]
I have a Google Document of surnames I may use! I’ll copy/paste them here:
[name_m]Anders[/name_m], [name_m]Anderson[/name_m], Arthurs, [name_u]Abbott[/name_u], [name_m]Adams[/name_m], [name_m]Albert[/name_m], [name_m]Alexander[/name_m], [name_m]Allen[/name_m], Andrews, [name_m]Anthony[/name_m], [name_m]Austin[/name_m], [name_u]Avery[/name_u], Birdwell, [name_m]Baker[/name_m], Burnham, [name_m]Blanchard[/name_m], [name_u]Bailey[/name_u], [name_m]Burn[/name_m], [name_m]Barber[/name_m], [name_m]Bean[/name_m], [name_u]Beck[/name_u], [name_m]Becker[/name_m], [name_u]Bell[/name_u], [name_u]Bird[/name_u], [name_m]Bond[/name_m], [name_u]Bradley[/name_u], [name_u]Brady[/name_u], [name_u]Brennan[/name_u], Bridges, [name_u]Bright[/name_u], [name_m]Bryan[/name_m], [name_m]Bush[/name_m], [name_m]Butler[/name_m], [name_f]Channel[/name_f], Castle, [name_u]Carter[/name_u], [name_u]Carson[/name_u], [name_m]Callahan[/name_m], [name_u]Cameron[/name_u], [name_u]Campbell[/name_u], [name_m]Carlson[/name_m], [name_m]Cannon[/name_m], [name_u]Carey[/name_u], Carpenter, [name_m]Case[/name_m], [name_m]Cash[/name_m], [name_u]Chandler[/name_u], Chapman, [name_m]Charles[/name_m], [name_u]Chase[/name_u], [name_f]Cherry[/name_f], [name_m]Clarke[/name_m], [name_m]Clark[/name_m], [name_m]Clayton[/name_m], [name_m]Cole[/name_m], [name_u]Collins[/name_u], Cook, [name_m]Cotton[/name_m], Craft, [name_m]Cross[/name_m], [name_u]Cruz[/name_u], [name_u]Curtis[/name_u], Cunningham, [name_u]Denver[/name_u], [name_u]Drew[/name_u], [name_u]Dale[/name_u], [name_m]David[/name_m], Davids, [name_m]Davidson[/name_m], [name_m]Davis[/name_m], [name_u]Day[/name_u], [name_u]Dean[/name_u], [name_m]Doyle[/name_m], [name_u]Douglas[/name_u], [name_m]Duke[/name_m], [name_m]Duncan[/name_m], [name_m]Dunn[/name_m], Edwards, [name_m]Eaton[/name_m], [name_u]Elliot[/name_u], [name_u]Ellis[/name_u], [name_u]Emerson[/name_u], [name_u]Ellison[/name_u], [name_m]Evans[/name_m], Elliots, [name_m]Edward[/name_m], [name_u]Evan[/name_u], [name_u]Everett[/name_u], [name_m]Erickson[/name_m], [name_f]East[/name_f], [name_f]Easter[/name_f], Fractus, Fawkes, [name_m]Fitzgerald[/name_m], [name_m]Franklin[/name_m], [name_m]Farmer[/name_m], Fields, [name_u]Finch[/name_u], [name_u]Finley[/name_u], [name_m]Fisher[/name_m], Flowers, [name_u]Flynn[/name_u], [name_m]Ford[/name_m], [name_m]Foster[/name_m], [name_m]Frank[/name_m], [name_m]Fox[/name_m], [name_u]Francis[/name_u], [name_m]Fletcher[/name_m], [name_u]Frost[/name_u], Fry, [name_m]Fleetwood[/name_m], [name_u]Glen[/name_u], [name_m]Greene[/name_m], Glass, [name_m]Gold[/name_m], [name_u]Golden[/name_u], Grinder, [name_m]Graham[/name_m], [name_u]Green[/name_u], [name_m]Gaines[/name_m], [name_m]Garret[/name_m], Gamble, [name_u]Gardner[/name_u], [name_u]Garcia[/name_u], Gates, [name_m]George[/name_m], Good, [name_u]Gray[/name_u], [name_m]Griffin[/name_m], [name_u]Hunter[/name_u], Harker, Hawkins, [name_m]Harris[/name_m], [name_m]Harrison[/name_m], [name_m]Hawes[/name_m], [name_u]Harper[/name_u], [name_u]Haley[/name_u], [name_m]Holmes[/name_m], Hathaway, [name_m]Hale[/name_m], [name_m]Hall[/name_m], Hahn, [name_m]Haney[/name_m], [name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_m]Hill[/name_m], [name_m]Hooper[/name_m], [name_m]Howe[/name_m], [name_m]Hunt[/name_m], [name_m]Hyde[/name_m], [name_m]Irwin[/name_m], [name_m]Jackson[/name_m], [name_m]Johnson[/name_m], [name_u]Justice[/name_u], Jacobs, [name_u]James[/name_u], [name_m]Jennings[/name_m], [name_m]Jones[/name_m], Johns, [name_u]Jordan[/name_u], [name_m]Joseph[/name_m], [name_u]Joyce[/name_u], [name_f]Jane[/name_f], [name_u]Jaden[/name_u], [name_u]Kelly[/name_u], [name_u]Kelley[/name_u], [name_m]Keith[/name_m], [name_u]Kennedy[/name_u], [name_m]Kent[/name_m], Kidd, [name_m]King[/name_m], Key, [name_u]Kerr[/name_u], Knapp, [name_m]Knight[/name_m], [name_m]Knox[/name_m], [name_m]Larson[/name_m], [name_m]Lewis[/name_m], [name_u]Lawrence[/name_u], Lamb, [name_u]Lane[/name_u], [name_m]Lawson[/name_m], Li, [name_m]Lester[/name_m], [name_m]Levy[/name_m], [name_m]Little[/name_m], [name_m]Lloyd[/name_m], [name_u]Logan[/name_u], [name_m]Lowe[/name_m], [name_u]Love[/name_u], [name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_u]Lynn[/name_u], [name_m]Lyons[/name_m], [name_m]Miller[/name_m], [name_m]Madden[/name_m], [name_m]Maddox[/name_m], Mann, [name_m]Mark[/name_m], Marks, [name_m]Marshall[/name_m], [name_u]Mason[/name_u], [name_m]Matthews[/name_m], [name_m]Maxwell[/name_m], [name_f]May[/name_f], Meadows, [name_f]Meadow[/name_f], [name_m]Mills[/name_m], [name_m]Miles[/name_m], [name_f]Moon[/name_f], [name_m]Moss[/name_m], Myers, [name_m]Nash[/name_m], [name_u]Neil[/name_u], [name_u]Neal[/name_u], [name_m]Nelson[/name_m], [name_m]Newman[/name_m], [name_m]Newton[/name_m], [name_m]Noble[/name_m], [name_u]Noel[/name_u], [name_m]Nolan[/name_m], [name_m]Norman[/name_m], O’[name_u]Conner[/name_u], [name_u]Owen[/name_u], [name_m]Owens[/name_m], [name_m]Osborne[/name_m], O’[name_m]Reily[/name_m], O’[name_u]Shea[/name_u], [name_m]Penn[/name_m], [name_m]Preston[/name_m], [name_u]Pace[/name_u], [name_f]Paige[/name_f], [name_m]Palmer[/name_m], [name_u]Page[/name_u], [name_m]Park[/name_m], [name_u]Parker[/name_u], [name_m]Patrick[/name_m], [name_m]Payne[/name_m], [name_m]Paul[/name_m], [name_m]Peterson[/name_m], [name_m]Phillips[/name_m], [name_m]Price[/name_m], [name_m]Prince[/name_m], [name_u]Quinn[/name_u], Queens, [name_m]Rush[/name_m], Rusher, [name_m]Rye[/name_m], Ridgeway, [name_m]Rock[/name_m], [name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_m]Richard[/name_m], [name_m]Richards[/name_m], [name_m]Rodriguez[/name_m], [name_m]Robert[/name_m], [name_m]Roberts[/name_m], [name_u]Ray[/name_u], [name_u]Reed[/name_u], [name_u]Rice[/name_u], [name_m]Rich[/name_m], [name_m]Rivers[/name_m], [name_m]Roman[/name_m], [name_m]Ross[/name_m], [name_m]Rowe[/name_m], [name_u]Roy[/name_u], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], [name_u]Steel[/name_u], [name_u]Steele[/name_u], [name_m]Stone[/name_m], [name_u]Sawyer[/name_u], [name_f]Sparrow[/name_f], [name_u]Spencer[/name_u], [name_m]Shepard[/name_m], Sheperd, [name_m]Sanchez[/name_m], [name_m]Sanders[/name_m], Sears, [name_m]Scott[/name_m], [name_m]Sharp[/name_m], Sharpe, Short, Shields, [name_m]Simon[/name_m], [name_m]Sims[/name_m], Small, Snyder, Sparks, Spears, Spear, [name_u]Stanley[/name_u], [name_m]Stewart[/name_m], Stevens, Strong, Sweet, [name_m]Thorne[/name_m], [name_m]Tanner[/name_m], [name_f]Thyme[/name_f], Time, [name_m]Thompson[/name_m], [name_u]Taylor[/name_u], [name_u]Tate[/name_u], [name_m]Todd[/name_m], [name_m]Travis[/name_m], [name_m]Tucker[/name_m], [name_u]Tyler[/name_u], [name_u]Tyson[/name_u], Turn, [name_u]Valentine[/name_u], [name_m]Vance[/name_m], [name_u]Vega[/name_u], Valdez, [name_m]Vincent[/name_m], [name_u]Waverly[/name_u], [name_m]Weaver[/name_m], [name_m]Watson[/name_m], Worthington, Weatherton, [name_m]Wycliffe[/name_m], [name_u]Wade[/name_u], [name_m]Wall[/name_m], [name_u]Walker[/name_u], [name_m]Wagner[/name_m], [name_u]Wallace[/name_u], Walls, Welsh, [name_m]Walter[/name_m], Walters, Water, [name_m]Warner[/name_m], [name_m]Warren[/name_m], [name_m]Webb[/name_m], [name_m]Webster[/name_m], [name_u]West[/name_u], Weeks, White, [name_u]Whitney[/name_u], [name_m]William[/name_m], [name_m]Williams[/name_m], [name_m]Wild[/name_m], [name_m]Wilder[/name_m], [name_m]Wilson[/name_m], [name_m]Willis[/name_m], Wise, [name_u]Winter[/name_u], [name_m]Winters[/name_m], [name_m]Wolf[/name_m], [name_m]Wolfe[/name_m], [name_m]Wright[/name_m], [name_u]Wynn[/name_u], [name_m]Young[/name_m], [name_m]York[/name_m], Yang, Zone
Hey those are great…there’s so many I’ve never even heard of 
[name_m]Brooks[/name_m], [name_u]Van[/name_u] [name_m]Anderson[/name_m], McClain
Ex. [name_u]Blakely[/name_u] [name_m]Brooks[/name_m], [name_f]Georgia[/name_f] [name_u]Van[/name_u] [name_m]Anderson[/name_m], [name_f]Madelyn[/name_f] McClain