150+ unique and cool last names for your fictional characters

150+ unique and cool last names for your fictional characters

We all identify ourselves with specific names. How do you feel about yours? Do you like it, or would you change it if given a chance? There are some cool last names we have heard and admired, and most of us even wish we had the same. Here are some of these cool last names.

Unique and cool last names
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In most cases, last names are passed down from our parents, and there is not much we can do about them. If you wish to change yours, take a look at this list of last names. If you find a title that you like here, you can consider taking the legal process to change your current one to your desired choice.

Cool last names generator

In the field of creativity, some search for beautiful last names to identify a character in a script or book they are writing. Whichever reason one may have, these pretty last names have been compiled to suit different people's expectations from all over the world.

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Cool last names for girls

There are many reasons why people look for interesting last names. Some may be expecting a newborn, others are not impressed by their current one, while others simply want change. So, what are some cool last names? They include:

  • Ashley
  • Bandini
  • Bardot
  • Bolt
  • Cassidy
  • Cromwel
  • Cullen
  • Daughtler
  • Elsher
  • Gonzales
  • Hansley
  • Hill
  • Hilton
  • Holly
  • Hope
  • Jenkins
  • June
  • Kade
  • Keller
  • Kora
  • Langley
  • Levine
  • Lopez
  • Madison
  • Marley
  • May
  • McKenna
  • Melenia
  • Monroe
  • Noel
  • Nora
  • Peterson
  • Poverly
  • Raven
  • Sharpe
  • Solace
  • Thatcher
  • Tyson
  • West

Cool last names for boys

cool last names for boys
A male character ninja warrior. Photo: pixabay.com, @rafaeljavier
Source: UGC

As a title is not something we often get to change, it is important that we choose powerful last names that people can easily identify us with.

  • Adair
  • Adler
  • Alston
  • Beckett
  • Blake
  • Brooks
  • Bryant
  • Collymore
  • Curran
  • Davis
  • Dawson
  • Donovan
  • England
  • Finnegan
  • Ford
  • Gatlin
  • Gray
  • Harrison
  • Hayes
  • Howard
  • Huxley
  • Johnson
  • Kelly
  • Ledger
  • Lincoln
  • Luna
  • Martinez
  • McKay
  • Miller
  • Phoenix
  • Pierce
  • Samson
  • Stoll
  • Underwood
  • Verlice
  • Watson
  • Wilson
  • Wisteria
  • Young
  • Zimmerman

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Bad*ss last names for girls

What are some bad*ss last names? People with a bad*ss personalities deserve a title that will let them stand out from the crowd.

  • Adair
  • Aldaine
  • Alton
  • Amanda
  • Amherst
  • Amor
  • Angeles
  • Annesley
  • Archer
  • Armstrong
  • Ash
  • Ashby
  • Auden
  • Avery
  • Ayton
  • Bambi
  • Bancroft
  • Banks
  • Baylor
  • Bexley
  • Bingham
  • Bradley
  • Crassus
  • Creed
  • Crew
  • Danger
  • Delaney
  • Delila
  • Finley
  • Freeze
  • Gramble
  • Granger
  • Gryffon
  • Gunn
  • Halifax
  • Houston
  • Knight
  • Raquel
  • Whitfield

Bad*ss last names for boys

powerful last names
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Source: UGC

People all over the world are identified with a particular title. Some of these titles are purely inherited, whereas some are borrowed from other cultures. This list constitutes some of the best bad*ss titles you would ever find for boys.

  • Adams
  • Allen
  • Anderson
  • Bellamy
  • Biden
  • Bryat
  • Cameron
  • Campbell
  • Carson
  • Carter
  • Chamberlain
  • Channing
  • Coleman
  • Collins
  • Dixon
  • Easton
  • Emerson
  • Gasper
  • Goodman
  • Griffin
  • Hall
  • Hendrix
  • Jennings
  • Jones
  • Lennon
  • Nash
  • Nelsons
  • Parker
  • Philips
  • Powell
  • Ramirez
  • Remington
  • Rodgers
  • Sawyer
  • Trump
  • Valencia
  • Walker
  • Williams
  • Wolverson
  • Wood

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Beautiful last names

What are rare last names? It is pretty awesome when your title is associated with something interesting or simply sounds cool.

  • Bowie
  • Brown
  • Carlisle
  • Chandler
  • Cohen
  • Cooper
  • Copeland
  • Corrigan
  • Dalton
  • Darby
  • Foreman
  • Gibbs
  • Gilby
  • Harrington
  • Harris
  • Hopper
  • Hudson
  • Hutton
  • Kaiser
  • Keagan
  • Kensington
  • Lee
  • Lennox
  • Malloy
  • Marshall
  • Moon
  • Morris
  • Murray
  • Nobleman
  • Portwood
  • Shaw
  • Smith
  • Springer
  • Stiles
  • Stone
  • Sullivan
  • Tanner
  • Thompson
  • Turner
  • Wright

Uncommon last names

cool last names for characters
Magic wizard sorcerers. Photo: pixabay.com, @arker_west
Source: UGC

Some titles are seldom heard and perhaps what makes them sound good is their uncommonness. These are unique last names that are rarely used. You can even use them for characters in your scripts.

  • Ayala
  • Bailey
  • Bartlett
  • Bolton
  • Butler
  • Carney
  • Castellan
  • Emmens
  • Enger
  • Forbes
  • Gillian
  • Gracia
  • Grady
  • Greene
  • Holmes
  • Hudskin
  • Krul
  • Mcnairy
  • Meadows
  • Meyer
  • Moore
  • Mosley
  • Navas
  • Neville
  • Quinney
  • Rivera
  • Rivers
  • Rosenbloom
  • Sanchez
  • Santiago
  • Shaffer
  • Spencer
  • Tolliver
  • Turner
  • Vargas
  • Wagner
  • Watterson
  • Weber
  • Wenger
  • Workman

Weird last names

Have you ever heard someone being called, and you felt like laughing? This could be because they have a weird title, which is simply amusing. Here are some weird but cute last names.

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  • Badden
  • Battle
  • Bean
  • Bone
  • Burton
  • Bush
  • Camacho
  • Clutterbuck
  • Connor
  • Cooke
  • Daft
  • Downs
  • Drinkwater
  • Fox
  • Frost
  • Gamble
  • Gay
  • Graves
  • Hardmeat
  • Headman
  • Hogwood
  • Holcomb
  • Hole
  • Jelly
  • Kettle
  • Knapp
  • Neils
  • Nutters
  • Piggs
  • Plunder
  • Rocha
  • Sasin
  • Simpleton
  • Slayer
  • Stout
  • Swindells
  • Wales
  • Whitley
  • Willy
  • Wolfs

Cool fantasy last names

What are powerful last names?
Lisbeth Sao sword art. Photo: pixabay.com, @vinsky2002
Source: UGC

As much as most titles are generic and heavily dependent on the culture and history of the language they belong to, some fit other settings such as fantasy, mystery, and adventure. Some of them may even sound weird to certain people. Here are some last names for characters.

  • Clanroot
  • Crawford
  • Cunningham
  • Cyprus
  • Dagon
  • Dragon
  • Dreamscribe
  • Driscoll
  • Duke
  • Duskworm
  • Einar
  • Ellis
  • Finch
  • Fistpelt
  • Gallio
  • Havengrain
  • Havoc
  • Hawkhelm
  • Hillbash
  • Icemaul
  • Kami
  • Lunastar
  • Menken
  • Ninomae
  • Peaceglory
  • Priestley
  • Rosefeather
  • Sierra
  • Simmons
  • Singh
  • Spiritdew
  • Stallard
  • Stronshard
  • Thunderhunter
  • Undergrove
  • Vandenberg
  • Winterkorn
  • Wiseash
  • Wolf bringer
  • Wolfcreek

Dark last names

Check out this list of dark names that you may use to name your character:

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  • Abital
  • Aku
  • Alarie
  • Black
  • Blakely
  • Cary
  • Charna
  • Chausiku
  • Dark
  • Duff
  • Fusco
  • Garnet
  • Himura
  • Isra
  • Kali
  • Loi
  • Maury
  • Merle
  • Nyx
  • Prieto
  • Rajani
  • Sauda
  • Umbra
  • Wraith
  • Zankoku

Uncommon Spanish last names

What are rare last names?
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Source: UGC

Here are some of these cool surnames used in the Spanish community.

  • Berdenosa
  • Clerga
  • Colmenarejo
  • Conejos
  • Deulofeu
  • Devigorerrazuriz
  • Fafián
  • Fornatene
  • Frechilla
  • Gobernado
  • Iturat
  • Janer
  • Juanas
  • Lavarejos
  • Manotas
  • Murojosa
  • Nañez
  • Nespereira
  • Nomdedeu
  • Ornilla
  • Pillado
  • Porrino
  • Porrino
  • Queiruga
  • Racionero
  • Regalgo
  • Remírez
  • Rotaeche
  • Sahenz
  • Sobreviela
  • Torrealda
  • Trápaga
  • Tribaldos
  • Ucelay
  • Usparicha
  • Verecillo
  • Vizmanos
  • Xumetra
  • Ynurritegui
  • Zatarain

Cool last names for characters

Choosing a cool last name for a character you've created can help them become more relatable to your audience. Here are some fancy ones that you can use even on your baby.

  • Actona
  • Allen
  • Bass
  • Bloomberg
  • Braman
  • Chambers
  • Cox
  • Dell
  • Duffield
  • Duncan
  • Ellison
  • Eurig
  • Feld
  • Gallo
  • Hodan
  • Ottoline
  • Paz
  • Pearl

Magical last names

beautiful last names
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Here are some last name ideas for your character:

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  • Aiken
  • Amado
  • Armas
  • Benoit
  • Bidbury
  • Botkin
  • Darby
  • Desai
  • Ditka
  • Elway
  • Endo
  • Eno
  • Fairchild
  • Gannon
  • Keller
  • Kidder
  • Kipps
  • Manus
  • McCabe
  • October
  • Omen
  • Saxon
  • Sloane
  • Soria
  • Stroude
  • Willow
  • Winchell
  • Xanthons
  • Yellen
  • Yew

What are powerful last names?

Choosing a powerful name for your character will earn them respect. Powerful names instil confidence in them as well as higher, more positive self-esteem. These powerful last names will give you an idea of what you need.

  • Aife
  • Alanza
  • Aloise
  • Alvara
  • Amell
  • Andra
  • Azai
  • Baldrik
  • Barin
  • Batair
  • Bathilda
  • Bear
  • Brion
  • Brunhilda
  • Carlo
  • Cathal
  • Cillian
  • Cleopatra
  • Clothilda
  • Clovis
  • Cormac
  • Delmira
  • Dina
  • Donal
  • Dreng
  • Earline
  • Edric
  • Emlyn
  • Enzo
  • Ethan
  • Ezekiel
  • Finian
  • Griffith
  • Griselda
  • Guy
  • Hagan
  • Helmer
  • Hilda
  • Igor
  • Imre
  • Ingred
  • Ivar
  • Ivor
  • Jamari
  • Jan
  • Jedrek
  • Jerry
  • Jian
  • Kalmin
  • Kano
  • Killian
  • Leonardo
  • Liam
  • Louis
  • Luane
  • Maia
  • Malou
  • Matilda
  • Ned
  • Nerio
  • Nolan
  • Oriel
  • Owen
  • Owena
  • Pelen
  • Pridbor
  • Rochelle
  • Rosetta
  • Satis
  • Sekhmet
  • Valda
  • Vivalda

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What are Z last names?

cool last names generator
Queen archer female queen. Photo: pixabay.com, vinsky2002
Source: UGC

Are you looking for some cool and unique names ? The following list will give you ideas about last names, starting with Z.

  • Zabala
  • Zabawa
  • Zabel
  • Zabinski
  • Zabka
  • Zablocki
  • Zaborski
  • Zacarias
  • Zaccagnini
  • Zaccardi
  • Zaccaria
  • Zacek
  • Zachman
  • Zachow
  • Zadeh
  • Zadra
  • Zadroga
  • Zadrozny
  • Zaeske
  • Zafar
  • Zaffino
  • Zaffuto
  • Zagami
  • Zagar
  • Zagata
  • Zager
  • Zahl
  • Zahm
  • Zahner
  • Zahnow
  • Zahorchak
  • Zahra
  • Zahradka
  • Zahrt
  • Zaidi
  • Zaiger
  • Zaino
  • Zais
  • Zaitz
  • Zajac
  • Zajdel
  • Zajic
  • Zimmerman
  • Zink
  • Zinn
  • Zook

Names not only define a person's identity, but they also represent their lineage. These are some of the most unique cool last names in the world. Which one was your favourite?

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