You can’t select your surname, as they generally come from your family. But if you’re not a fan of your surname, you have options to change it legally, as long as you’re of age. Take a glance at this list of pretty last names for Boys and girls and see if there’s one you’d prefer to set as your last name. Check out this list and see what you think!
A
Aquila – eagle
Alecia – Of A Noble Kin
Ai – mugwort
Ashanti – African Tribe
Alva – eternally cautious
Aban – the time of something taking place
Arel – Sprite
Autumn – fall
Ayala – gazelle
Anastasia – Resurrection
Angelica – Like an angel
Antoinette – praise or highly praiseworthy
Adler – eagle
Anderson – son of manly
Adair – Fortunate and powerful
Addison – son of Adam
Arden – the valley of the eagle
Ashley – Ash tree meadow
Avery – Elf King
Amity – friendship
Althea – Wholesome
Agustina – Majestic
Antoinette – highly praiseworthy
Amity – friendship
Aliz – Sweet
B
Bloom – flower
Bijou – jewel
Bo – to live
Beckett – bee cottage
Brady – Spirited; Broad
Bailey – berry clearing
Bardot – French Surname
Bellamy – fine friend
Blaine – yellow-faired fellow
Bao – treasure
Bella – beautiful
Bell – bell
Belindo – beautiful
C
Chin – dweller by the ravine
Caledonia – hard or rocky land
Candida – Dazzling white
Celine – Moon
Clero – clear
Caledonio – hard or rocky land
Clara – bright
Claire – famous
Camila – young ceremonial attendant
Camilas – free-born
Chante – Singer
Carson – Son of Carr
Carter – transporter of goods by cart
Channing – Church official
Cohen – priest
Coleman – a burner of charcoal
Cooper – a barrel maker
Copeland – bought land
Cameron – Crooked
Campbell – crooked and mouth
Cassidy – curly-haired
Cher – beloved
Crassus – thick
D
Deja – already or a remembrance
Diana – heavenly, divine
Darlene – darling
Della – hoarhound valley
Davis – beloved
Dixon – son of Richard
Duncan – brown-haired man
Delaney – from the alder grove
Davina – Beloved or friend
E
Estefania – a crown
Evangeline – good news
Enna – people, fear when angry
Eva – life
Easton – to the east of the settlement
Ellis – Yahweh is God
Emerson – powerful
Everly – boars wood
Emma: Complete
Eleanor: Shining light or sun rays.
Eva: life
Emma – Universal
Esme – to love
F
Fawn – a young deer
Fa – prosper
Fang – four-sided
Finley – fair-haired hero
Francesca – the Frenchman
Faye: loyalty and belief
Francesca – a trustworthy person
G
Gabriella – God has given me strength
Gibbs – bright hostage
Griffin – dangerous person
Garcia – a rule of the spear
Guo – the wall around a city
H
Helen – Shining light
Hendrix – home rule
Hutton – ridge enclosure
Harlow – army
Harper – harp player
Hepburn – high burial mound
I
Ice – snow
Ilaria – cheerful
Irene – Peace
Ines – Holy
J
Joy – cheerful person
Juliet – Youthful
Jamille – good-looking
Julieta – Jove’s child
Jennings – Little John
Jones – John’s son
Jamilla – Beautiful
K
Kenna – the son of beloved Aodh
Kennedy – helmeted chief or leader
Kim – Bold family
Kaya: Appealing
Kenna – rock
Kylie – Beautiful
L
Love – passion
Lana – Light
Linnea – Lime Tree
Lennon – a little close
Lennox – with many elm trees
Lincoln – from the lake colony
Langley – long wood
Luna – light
Lucia – light
Lamana – a type of ash tree
M
Mayhem – for someone who causes trouble
Mila – merciful
Maya – illusion
Milagros – miracle
Marshall – a person who tended horses
Mason – artificer of stone
Miller – someone who mills grain
Madigan – a little dog
Marley – woodland clearing
McKenna – respect
Monroe – from the entrance of the river
Merry – cheerful
N
Nadia – hope
Nash – at the ash
Noble – illustrious
O
Opal – jewel
Olivia – the olive tree and its fruit
Orianna – Dawn
Opal – gem
Orianto – beautiful lake
Orlando – famous throughout the land
P
Penelope – weaver
Paris – A great lover
Pendleton – from the hill
Phoenix – dark red
Power – strength
Parker – park keeper
Penn – hill
Peyton – fighting man’s estate
Q
Quinn – Counsel
Quinna – Counsel or intelligent
Quake – Nice pretty emotional
R
Raven – of war and death
Rose – Rose flower
Rojas – red earth
Rachel – female sheep
Reveka – Dream in Spark of Life
Rach – Ewe
Rekan – Spring waterway
Ravenol – a seller of horseradish
Riley – valiant
Rowan – little redhead
River – Stream Of Water
S
Shayna – beautiful
Shirina – Sweet
Sofia – wisdom
Star – star
Savage – a man of the woods
Slade – Valley
Slayer – someone who slays
Sawyer – someone who worked with a saw
Shaw – dweller by the wood
Smith – Blacksmith
Stone – stony ground
Sullivan – black-eyed one
Sutton – from the southern homestead
Stratton – paved highway enclosure
Stryker – tester
Styles – steep ascent
Pretty Last Names start with T
Tremaine – a town built with stone
Tiara – jeweled headdress
Tabitha – Beauty
Tatum – cheerful bringer of joy
Taylor – Cutter of the cloth
Thompson – son of a twin
V
Violet – a close cousin of blue
Verbeck – stream
Vanda – Family
Vera – Truth
Veronica – Honest image
Vivian – life
Valencia – brave
Valentina – healthy
W
Walker – a fuller of cloth
Wiley – crafty
Wilson – desire
West – The West side
Y
York – yew-tree place
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.
