There are plenty of cool surnames which can be used as first names and also you can use them if you wish to change your last name. As last names generally come from your mom or dad, indeed, you can’t choose your given name. Even though you’re not a fan of your surname, you can legally change it, as long as you’re of age. Look through this list of cool last names for girls and boys and see if there’s one you’d prefer to have as your last name. Check out the following list and see what you think!
Coming up with a smart last name, let her seem a lot cooler, among others. While settling for some of the more cute names paired with an excellent first name is one way to go, I’ve always liked to try to make every aspect of the name stand apart from the tradition. A cool last name lets you find your character’s family history a little more easily.
Here we bring you some of the cute and lovely last names which can be used with any first name as per appropriate meanings. Make sure your last name compliments your first name.
What are Some Short Cool Last Names, You Can Use as First Names?
Here we have listed short family names which are commonly used as first names. They are easy to use and significant. There are no restrictions, and you can use them as middle names too.
Abernathy – Fun and mysterious
Abner – Short and sweet
Amor – Being loved
Amherst – Regal
Armstrong – Having a good company
Angeles – One from the paradise
Annesley – Cool and soft
Archer – Cool
Bancroft – Posh
Bandini – Cool
Blackwood – Dark and spooky
Blood – a little bit creepy
Bloom – Cute
Boulder – Cool l
Cage – never be caught
Carmichael – kind
Cobain – A rock star
Cohen – cool
Colburn – You’re on fire, but you won’t burn up
Colt –wild and beautiful
Crabtree – classy and sophisticated
Dalton – cool and classic
Duke – For one with a noble heritage
Fawn –sweet and innocent, yet powerful inside
Freeze –ice queen
Granger – smart, pretty, and secretly a wizard!
Gryffon – A remarkable mythical creature
Gunn –cool and sexy
Halifax – cool
Hilton –heiress
Holly – beautiful
Hope – expect
Ice – cool
Iris – A stunning flower
Ivy –cute and harmless
Joy – Happy
Kelly – fun and flirty
Knight –fighter
Lily –pretty, delicate
Love – sweet
Mayhem – for someone who causes trouble
Merry – One who is happy all the time
Noble –treated like a princess
Paris –the coolest and most sophisticated
Pendleton – A quaint and cool
Phoenix –rising from the flames
Power – Power
Quake – a sound
Raven – dark and mysterious
River – a girl who loves nature
Rose – A flower rose
Savage – tough and cool
Slade – mean and a little bit dangerous
Slayer – in charge, or an excellent homage to Buffy!
Star – a star
Stratton – cool and collected
Stryker – lucky
Styles – Just like Harry
Tatum – famous
Tremaine – sophisticated
Troublefield – manage to make some trouble
Underwood – fresh and magical
Verbeck – classy and a little bit mysterious
Violet – pretty
Waldgrave – it is unusual but cool
Winter –he coldest season of the year. And It is a cool and beautiful last name
Wolf – wild animal
York – short and sweet
Young –forever young
Zedler – life
Most Popular Cool Last Names for Boys
These are the top cool names this year for baby boys. We have collected these data through several types of research, which we have conducted through social media and parenting forums. We have selected the highly voted last names from that.
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Axton- Sword stone
Beckham- Famous name of a footballer
Black- One who has a dark complexion
Braxton- Inhabitants
Brennan- Brave
Brock- Derived from Badger
Caverly- Cool historical name
Carson- Son of Carr
Chandler- Gifted One
Cohen- Priest
Cole- Cold black
Dalton- dale.
Danvers- habitational name
Delgado- slender exquisite
Devlin- Fierce
Donovan- dark brown
Easton- From East town
Fletcher- Maker of arrows
Falkov- derives from nature
Grady- illustrious
Gunner- Battle strong
Glen- valley
Hayden- valley
Hudson- son of the heart
Hunter- One Who Hunts
Jacoby- supplanter
Jagger- Carter
Jaxon- God has been gracious
Jensen- son of Jens
Kane- The name of multiple identities
Keating- mean kite
Keegan- means son
Kingston- King’s settlement
Kobe- tortoise
Kyler- stylish
Lennon- A philosopher’s name
Logan- hollow
Lowell- Wolf cub
Marley- Pleasant wood
Maverick- Entire
Morton- a variant of Martin
Melendez- very little
Morgan-meaning sea.
Mercier- notions dealer
Moreau- Dark skin
Munoz- son of Muno
Nolan- champion
Parker- keeper of the park
Paxton- Peace Town
Peyton- A famous bearer was Peyton Randolph
Pierce- Form of Piers from Peter
Porter- gatekeeper
Quinn- the descendant of Conn
Reid- A person with red hair
Riley- luxurious
Ronan- Little Seal
Rowan- A little red one
Ryder– Mounted warrior
Ryker- The Next Generation
Rylan- island meadow
Ramirez- son of Ramiro
Rye- Island meadow
Sire- Modest
Slade- Valley
Starr- Sounds like stars
Steel- Rough and tough
Stryker- Tester
Trace- Good
Tatum- Brings joy
Wade- Advancer
Vogel- a happy person
West: Direction
Weston- A wet town
Willoughby- From the willow farm
Wolfhart – Brave and strong
Zimmerman- carpenter
Zuniga- habitation name
Cute Surnames for Girls
So, this is the list of pretty cool last names for girls with their meanings. Most of these names are popular and you will sweet baby will love these names.
Griffin- Strong in faith
Tate- Cheerful
Capelli – Hats
Alberti – sculptor
Reese- Ardent and fiery
Chianti – an Italian red wine
Cassiani – Champion
Mary – wished for
Bentley – woodland clearing
Marani – of the sea
Jane – Graced by Yahweh
Grazzini – beloved
Larra – god
Agustini – fresh and beautiful
Fiori – a place where flowers are grown
Niccolini – daughter of a descendant
Surnames in Alphabetical Order
Here, I have categorized all the last names according to the alphabetical order, so that you can easily find the surnames starting with your favorite letters. If you like to see the latest collections of baby names for boys and girls, you can find them through these links.
There are a massive amount of surnames that start from letter A, but we can use only a certain amount of names as the first name. Most of these names are already using as first names by most of the famous people.
A
Abelard – bee
Avad – Marvellous
Avaliani – cool surname
Averbach – meadow brook
Aguilar – a haunt of eagles
Alam – World
Adams – Son of Adam
Adan – Of The Earth
Adlard – brave, strong
Asaro – Thanks
Aksar – Imperishable
Axelrod – axle wheel
Alegria – Joy
Alexis – helper, defender
Alain – Harmony, stone, or noble
Allen – handsome
Almond – noble protection
Alon – Oak Tree
Albert – a person who is worthy or bright
Atena – Goddess of wisdom
Atilla – father
Attila – little father
Aho – glade
Ash – someone who lived near a prominent ash tree
Albertus – Noble and famous
Alvarez – son of Alvaro
Alver – White
Alving – noble friend
Aldana – Luck
Almagor – lack of fear
Ambergris – a chemical compound
Anand – Happiness
Anvari – like red hair
Angel – messenger
Andro – manly
Arad – bronze
Arakida – seashore rice paddy
Arden – high
Arder – The valley of the eagles
Arens – an eagle
Arent – wald
Arzhan – A Kind Of Mountain Almond
Arlan – pledge; promise; oath
Arreola – to stone
Arrian – Holy
Arro – a pagan temple
Arto – Bear; rock
Arturo – bear
Asturias – water
B
Baar – height
Варlvaro – Warrior
Bayer – cattle-shed
Bayard – russet-haired
Ballard – bald head
Banville – a pleasant place
Bandello – a gift of god
Banyan – swelling
Bar – hill
Barbury – son of Barbara
Barbo – son of Barbara
Barbier – a person who not only cut hair and shaved beards
Barry – spear-like
Bart – bearded one
Barton – settlement
Bach – Someone who lived by a stream
Breaststroke – swimming style
Brentano – Notable
Breton – from Brittany
Bronte – house
Brooks – grove
Bull – bull
Bord – a little house, lodging
Borel – harness
Bosco – undergrowth
Bayardo – someone who works as a poet
Bright – bright, fair or beautiful
Brand – sword
Bachman – one who dwells by a stream
Baker – to dry by heat
Bailey – berry clearing
Bale – someone who lived by a wall
Baines – bones
Bambo – Stronghold of a man called Bana
Benedetti – blessed
Beranger – bear
Berent – bear
Berkeley – birch leaf
Blake – someone with pale hair or skin
Brilliance – Intelligent
Bozhidar – Divine gift
Bono – good
Boon – bean
C
There are plenty of best cool last names starting from ‘C’, and many people already using them as their first names. You may hear some names, even in the movies you watched.
Cavalcanti – bald someone who lived in an area of stony or clay ground
Cavana – From Cavan
Callas – Beauty
Caldeira – kettle
Calvino – Bald
Calderon – tinker
Chapel – the Christian place of worship
Clogs – a lump of wood
Cappello – A captain or one who wears a capstone
Cardone – rough
Carcano – white or gray-haired Fighter
Carr – dusky
Carre – square
Carter – transporter of goods by cart
Cartland – From the land between the streams
Cascales – Imperial rock
Cass – treasurer; curly-headed
Castro – castle
Clavel – a keystone of an arch
Clark – scribe, secretary
Clough – someone who lived near a steep slope
Cleveland – bank, slope
Clifford – Ford near a slope
Claudel – lame
Coke – a purveyor of cooked meats
Connelly – fierce as a hound
Conon – raise the dust, fast, rapid
Conradi – happy or laughing
Cognard – a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear hope
Coronado – beloved or dear
Corso – came to rescue
Court – brave
Corti – court
Creton – border and farm or settlement
Crawl – the twisting or winding shaw
Cross – pass in an opposite or different direction
Chari – grace
Chiarini – clear
Cherry – Dear one
Chesney – oak grove
Chevall – knight
Chevalier – horseman
D
As I feel, names start with letter ‘D’ and have a strong influence. I like the way they pronounce with letter D. Among these cool last names, I like Darius and Dorris for a little boy.
Dactyl – finger
Dancona – a sacred image of God is my judge
De la mar – a forest of the lake
Daubigne – from Saint-Aubin
Dobignac – Brilliant rays of the sun
De lint – black
Darius – He who holds firm to good
De Lazzari – help
Debiol – little Chincha
Debord – Bee Spear
Delille – of the island
De Roberti – Royal fame
De rada – Royal Care
Giordano – flow down
George – tiller of the soil
Di prima – the first beauty
Di Filippo – swiftness of Friend of horses
Dixon – son of Richard
De Villiers – Royal town-dweller
Dode – My beloved or uncle
Dodge – dog
Duolingo – of the Lord
Don – noble
Dorris – bountiful
Drake – male duck
Douglas – dark water, dark stream
Duncan – brown-haired spirit, life, soul or heart
Duhamel – homestead
Dubois – wood
Duval – of the valley
Dupree – from the meadow
E
This letter doesn’t have good surnames that can use as first names. I will try to find more names and will update this section in future.
Evans – racious gift of Jehovah
Evola – danewort
Egert – fort
Emerson – Brave; powerfu
Erdman – herdman
Erickson – always ruler
Espinosa – thorn
F
Former – something that came at an earlier time
Flight – a stretch of arable land
Faber – skillful
Fabri – craftsman
Fabris – craftsman
Fabricius – ingenious
Fante – a foot soldier
Fast – quick
Feuerbach- fire
Fernandez – son of journey
Ferrand – a person with grey hair
Ferriss – grandson
Fest – holiday
Fielding – pasture or open country, which was land cleared of forest
Fitzgerald – the son of Gerald
Fisher – one who obtained his living by fishing
Flynn – red or reddish
Flint – Stream
Florian – Blooming, flowering
Fox – a cunning creatures
Fountain – someone who lived near a spring or well
Fontanel – a soft spot of the skull
Fore – situated or placed in front.
Ford – dweller at the ford
Foresight- the ability to predict what will happen or be needed in the future
Foss – a nickname for a sly or cunning person
Fosse – a ditch or dike
Fred – peaceful ruler
Frain – ash tree
Fried – peace
G
You may be already familiar with most of these cool last names like Galley, Gilbert, Gomez, and Grande. They were very common in previous decades.
Gabor – a man of God
Gavaldon – abundant pasture
Guy – a professional guide
Galan – brave person
Galeano – pleasant peacefulness
Galley – ship
Gallant – dashing
Gift – present
Gilbert – noble youth
Gendre – son-in-law
Gallo – a person with some of the attributes associated with a bird
Gammer – chamberlain
Gardner – one who worked as a gardener
Garland – a wreath of flowers and leaves, worn on the head or hung
Garnier – someone who creates plans to be used in making something
Garaudy – hug of a grandson of Godhra
Gough – red
Guardini – protector
Guinicelli – the wise old bird
Geyer – a greedy or rapacious person
Geyermans – a greedy person
Game – play
Geller – one who yells
Gelfand – elephant
Gentz – noble
Gerardi – brave
Guerin – guard
Gert – a spear
Gilels – protected one
Gillan – son of the servant
Gomez – man
Goncourt – a court of a heart
Gonzalez – son of Gonzalo
Goran – Woodsman
Goss – goose
Goff – Godly person
Grail – the cup or platter used by Christ
Grandee – someone of significant stature
Grande – tall
Grange – someone who lived by a granary
Grass – charm
Gray – a person who had gray hair
Grenier – a worker at a mill or granary
Grentz – beak
Grasse – pleasantness
Grimm – severe
Green – Green color
Gross – great
H
Hoffman – one who manages the property of another
Hertz – heart
Hess – a solo flighter
Hesse – warriors who wore a particular type of helmet like a hood
Hamilton – From the Beautiful Mountain
Halevi – the Levite
Herbert – Illustrious warrior
Hecker – woodcutter
Herald – Army commander
Hernandez – son of bold voyager
Him – male
Haggard – son of the priest
Hunter – one who does or works with
Harris – son of Harry
Hart – stag
Hill – a person who lived on a hill
Hoff – farmstead
I
Irving – green river
Ivo – archer
Imber – bee
Imbriani – unique work-rule
Inber – bee
Irwin – boar friend
J
Joyce – Lord
Jones – Jehovah has favoured
Johnson – son of John
Jordan – holy water said to be taken from the Jordan River
Jung – young
Juris – a farmer
Jordan – Yarden
James – a heel
Jacques – he who supplanted
Jammu – A Sweet Condiment Or Musical Get-together desire
Jarry – fickle
Jarre – an earthenware vessel
Jenny – the Lord is gracious
Jolanda – Violet
K
Kato – Good Judgement
Kalhano – bald mother of Samuel
Kahana – priest
Kay – wharf
Kelman – smooth person reaches of water in a rough stream
Kemal – fortress
Keno – bold
Kim – Noble or brave
King – tribal leader
Kipiani – He who Jehovah has favoured who dwelled near a pointed hill
Kipling – From Cuppel’s People
Kirino – A little shy boy
Kolas – good job
Kowaldzhi – black smith
Kron – crane
Korf – basket
Kremer – tent
L
Lavant – To wash
Lavi – Lion
Lagrange – a royal someone who lived by a granary
Lazar – God has helped
Land – an estate
Lamur – love
Langelan – long Orchid Flower
Langeron – long counsel-rule
Lann – enclosure
Lanua – beautiful Orchid Flower
Labor – a person who worked as the laborer
Larry – Laurel crowned
Larsen – son of Lars
Lasker – moose in brushwood
Lauri – sweet bay tree
Leander – lion-man
Lewald – old lion
Levant – the rising
Leconte – comes
Leman – Leofman
Lemercier – merchant
Le – happy
Lemonte – laying man
Lemoine – Monk
Lemierre – the physician
Lenz – someone who was born in the spring
Leopardi – Leopards
Leroux – red-haired
Leroy – The King
Loess – drop
Lessing – woodman
Lee – clearing in the woods
Lily – my God is my oath
Lipton – to raise
Lear – cheek
Lizardi – someone who lived by an ash wood
Lodge – place to rest in
Lox – salmon
Long – tall
Lons – a dweller in the Lane
Lone – a dweller in the Lane
Lopezvega – son of wolf
Lopez – wolf
Lord – hlaf-weard
Lawrence – man from Laurentium
Lorenzo – From Laurentum
Laurie – the spokesman
Lucas – shining
Lurie – clerk
M
Here, I found plenty of cool last names that have very cool meanings and accessible. These are very popular and have exciting meanings.
Magorian – Great little king
Mado – Lovely girl
Masius – son of farmstead
May – proud
Mayer – elected head of the community
Myron – perfume
Maggio – greatness
Mccarthy – loving
Mackay – son of
Mackenzie – fair or bright son
Macron – yellow coloured or dark
Malraux – open to some paint
Mandelstam – The day of the week of which one was born Innocent
Manji – a weapon
Mandino – Golden castle
Mann – person
Munroe – a man of Ro
Manto – great
Mao – feather
Maran – marine
Mare – by the sea
Marias – the god of war
Marinetti – Home ruler of the sea
Marino – of the sea
Movie – film
Mark – to gleam
Michel – He who is like god
Marlo – Decendent of Mary
Maro – bitter
Marr – the sea
Mars – marsh
Marseilles – market and Jehovah is God
Martin – warrior
Marty – the god of fertility and war
Martin – warlike
Martian – someone who lived by or in a marsh or fen
March – boundary
Marshall – servant
Mascaro – dear measure
Mass – measure
Machado – axe
Meir – one who shines
May – young man or woman
Meyer – an officer in charge of legal matters
Mailer – a painter
Mello – grove
Mendes – complete sacrifice
Merime – beloved
Mering – seat as Lords
Merino – the title of a royal
Mercury – the Roman messenger
Merlot – blackbird
Merry – cheerful
Mercier – a trader
Merton – Sun in lake
Mestre – teacher
Milani – Heavenly beautiful
Miller – having large lips
Milli – bee honey
Milligan – bald
Miles – mercy
Milton – the town which had a mill
Mystery – something that is difficult or impossible to understand
Miura – three bays
Michelson – son of Who is like God
Modiano – a relationship of position courage
Molinari – a person who owned, managed, or worked in a mill
Molina – miller
Monroe – from the mouth of the river
Montanelli – bright, shining mountain
Montenegro – the dark mountain
Montaigne – dweller on the hill
Moravia – the main river of the land
Morales – son of someone who lived near a mulberry or blackberry tree
Moran – Little Big
Morante – dark skinned
Morella – anyone of a markedly dark complexion
Morel – dark and swarthy
Moritz – dark-skinned
Morris – dark
Moore – an area of uncultivated land
Murray – seafarer
Musse – Classmate Finder
Musso – someone with some peculiarity of the mouth
N
Nadir – rare
Nadson – stones
Narbut – short and stocky fool
Narignani – Beautiful Flower
Narsis – Narcissus flower
Neville – new town
Negri – black
Nemo – No one
Nerve – cattle herder
Nere – Mine
Neris – noblewoman
Nerses – the divine messenger
Neff – nephew
Nikki – Victory Of The People
Nyx – Night
Nielsen – descendant
Nimmo – The attempt
Novalis – a tiller of new soil
Nolan – famous
Noll – knoll
Norris – northerner
Norton – North Town
Newman – modern guy
O
Oyerbach – meadow brook
Oliver – olive tree
Orkan – storm
Ormando – famous and ardent
Orten – settlement
Orton – enclosure
Orzi – bear
Osman – god-fame
Ossian – little deer
Oster – eastern
Osterman – the direction of the rising sun
Otero – height
P
Pant – Source
Paolini – small person
Parker – keeper of the park
Parr – minister’s house
Parun – Goddess
Pass – passage
Patrician – an aristocrat or nobleman
Perez – Son of Pero or Pedro
Perry – Bible
Perrot – rock
Percy – Pierce Valley
Pier – Rock
Plat – a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill
Platt – flat
Plessis – someone who lived by a quickset fence
Policiano – a small person
Pontano – many gold offerings
Porter – doorkeeper
Potter – drink
Preston – village held by the Church
Princes – prince
Priestley – forest clearing
Q
There are only few cool last names start with letter Q and we can only use few of them as first names.
Quintana – country house
Queen – Female ruler
Quito – Fifth
R
Rice – fiery warrior
Russell – little red
Raffi – noble
Rahman – Gracious
Rashid – Rightly guided
Rutherford – a shallow part of a river
Ray – king
Raid – A Leader
Rhine – hardy
Rimbaud – joyful white antelope
Renan – Light of God
Renard – strong
Reignard – brave in council
Rivera – riverbank
Reed – red
Rimmel – a branch
Rinaldo – Wise power
Ritz – power
Robbins – fame-bright
Rober – bright
Roberston – son of Robert
Roberts – bright renown
Robinson – son of Robin
Rogan – grandson of
Rodari – wheel
Rock – stone
Rockett – little rock
Rollan – fame or victory
Rollie – Renowned in the land
Rollins – Famous soldier
Romer – fame
Romm – someone who had a connection with Rome
Ross – The horse
Rosetti – red
Rostan – new rose
Rua – Dreams
Russo – red
S
Sabatini – slipper
Sabir – patient
Saverin – a person who resided near a stream
Saviano – Saviour
Sauvignon – wise small stream
Savioli – learned
Simon – one who harkens
Sand – sandy soil
Sartre – tailor
Safir – Saphhire
Saint – blameworthy
Sivers – sea-passage
Saintaman – saint
Serafino – Fiery ones
Sylvia – silversmith
Simmons – victory
Simon – one who harkens
Saintoler – fat one
Sears – son of Sayer
Smart – quick
Smith – to smite or strike
Sorel – reddish-brown
Sorrentino – Little God of Thunder
Saintgeorges – blameworthy rustic
Spark – Sprightly
Sparks – son of
Spaziani – to scatter Interest
Stark – Stark
Stelmakh – wheelwright
Stern – star
Style – fashion
Stratis – good soldier
Strauss – quarrel
Strozzi – rivalry
Stewart – household guardian
Suarez – son of Soeiro
Suar – Beauty
Shabah – kicking
Shagar – sea-spear
Shakir – Thankful
Shamir – A sharp thorn
Shapiro – handsome
Sheckley – robbers woodland glade stone
Sheldon – hill
Shelley – a wooded clearing on a ledge
Shepard – herdsman
Sherman – shearer of woolen garments
Schmidt – metalworker
Show – to inspect
Stern – star
Schulz – the person in charge of collecting payments
Schumann – shoe maker
Schumacher – shoe maker
Sharron – in the Holy Land
Saffron – Yellow Flower
Shuff – the manager
Shahani – bride
Shahar – Sunrise
Shahriyar – Friend Of The City
Schweizer – a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill
T
Tadros – gift
Tarot – foolishness
Tasso – deed
Tirso – People
Tissot – The God’s Lake
Tit – The tye
Toma – Toma
Thomas – twin
Thomson – son of Thom
Topelius – destroy gratitude
Thor – a gate
Torelli – thunder plum tree
Toro – a bull
Torres – tower
U
Unsouri – not like red hair
Urban – city dweller
Uri – My Light
V
Valerius – to be strong
Valles – valley
Val – Strong
Valery – a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill
Vialar – life Teaches
Vian – alive
Valdez – from the valley.
Vassian – son of the companion
Vidadi – King life
Vogel – bird
W
Weil – a country house or estate
Wales – fellow-countrymen
Waller – a good humoured person
Weber – to weave
Weil – a country house or estate
Weiss – vice
Weller – a well
Wenner – a maker or seller of winnowing fans
Werth – enclosure
Wiesel – meadow god
Wilde – undisciplined or out of control
Vinge – conquering
Winner – a type of basket
Wolf – animal wolf
Wood – forest
Wulf – battle
White – very light hair
Wilson – protection
Wright – worker or shaper of wood
Cool last names starting with “Y” and “Z” are bit rare than other names.
Y
Yang – ocean
Young – The young one
Z
Zalman – peace
Zegers – Victorious
Zohar – light, brilliance
Final Words on Cool Surnames
I hope you like the cool last names collection that you can use as first or middle names. We love to hear your thoughts and feel free to leave a comment with your experience.
You can visit our home page “Unique Last Names” for all types of surnames, and we have a vast database with meanings and even background information we collected through several kinds of research. Share this with your friends who are interested in the same topic, especially mothers who are expecting babies.
Premina Parker, is a parenting advisor. She is the author, most recently, parenting blog called Genbabycarrier.com. Her work has helped Time win two National Magazine Awards.
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