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I need surnames...

I’m writing a story set in the 17th-18th century and I need surnames that sound aristocratic, old and powerful. Any suggestions?
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can i aplease get that link with 18 century names...thanks Thya
Dorothya1 posted over a year ago
 Mallory23 posted over a year ago
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Blood_Muffins_ said:
I googled it and came to website with ALOT of surenames. Gezzez - how do these people know all this?? These are just a couple families ( these are in ABC order and then into family, with like 100 families) from the 17 - 18 century section-

Bishop, Blackwell, Browning, Cambridge, Clutterbuck, Coxe, Dangerfield, Davis, Dyer, Faux, Hill, Lockier, King, Millard, Newman, Ridler, Shipway, Wathen, Webb, Workman,
Acton Turvill: Cambridge, Eastmans, Evans, Hall, Issac,Viner.
Alderley: Aderley, Atkinson, Cantor, Collet, Crewe, Eastmead, Fortune, Frey, Gardiner, Gosley, Hale, Hathaway, Hill, Hopkins, Jacobs, Kilmister, Lapley, Larton, Long, Phillips, Poyntz, Scroope, Sherman, Stephens, Thynne, Walker, Wathen, Woodford, Workman.
Aldsworth: Broad, Evens, Haines, Hall, Midwinter, Pacey, Palmer, Pencutt, Pratt, Taylor, Waine.
Alveston: Baker, Boulton, Clayton, Cottel, Crowther, Day, Grove, Hall, Hawksworth, Hungerford, King, Meredith, Nicholas, Purnell, Raworth, Shepard, Smith, Veel, Watkins, Webb, Wheeler, White.

( Don't you just love copy and paste?? ;)

There are TONS more - just let me know if you want the website ... or if you can actually use these. Best of luck.



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yes I do want the website, thanks for your answer
Mallory23 posted over a year ago
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hello..i just found this page, and if its not to much to ask can i get the link to the page with more names of that knid...thanks..Thya
Dorothya1 posted over a year ago
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ooh i like blackwell
oracleofdelphi posted 3 months ago
sapherequeen said:
Well, there's the most popular surnames that have been around for quite a while;
Smith, Williams, Johnson, Jackson.
Then there's Rutherford, Parker, Davis, Miller, Bell, Wilcox, Harrison, Andrews, Tucker, Donaldson.

You know what? There's this website that I go to that can give you all kinds of surnames. I'm planning on posting it here, so you can see the link if you're still looking for a surname :)
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I'll use some of these too... (I need a lot...) l also checked the link. It really helped. Thanks!
Mallory23 posted over a year ago
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Anytime :)
sapherequeen posted over a year ago
Jacob251 said:
Girl Names- Ava, Ada, Mercy, Martha, Ella, Caroline, Zelda, Virtue, Rose, Katherine, Dawn, Edda, Alice, Ember, Fern, Hadley, Ida, Misty, Piper, Thistle and Vala.

Boy Names- Nathaniel, William, John, Baxter, Blake, Bray, Brandon, Carter, Dayton, Edward, Floyd, Hunter, Kent, Linwood, Parker, Rayburn, Robert, Stanley and Wallace.
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SIR NAMES!
wolfclan121 posted over a year ago
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Wrong, wrong, wrong...
EmilyMJFan910 posted 2 months ago
amandaj said:
Hm, that was a tough one.. I'm not sure how aristocratic etc these names sounds but here's some suggestions: Hamilton, Allerton, Chilton, Sutton, Carver, Billington, Bradford, Brewster, Britteridge, Button, Carter, Eaton, Fuller, Gainsford, Hopkins, Clotworthy, Ackworth, Wyghtham, Mullins, Rigsdale, Williams, Winslow, Thompson, More, Goodman, Bucket, Wallen, Manfield, Barstaple, Smith, Harwood, Tucker?
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Thanks, I'll definitely use some of them!
Mallory23 posted over a year ago
Acooper said:
how about cogsworth or caliber

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I want to use cogsworth. how is it pronounced?
Mallory23 posted over a year ago
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cogs - worth Lol
emmett posted over a year ago
mariathermann said:
Whenever I'm looking for old names, I go to the BBC's website for the series "Who Do You Think You Are?" They list all sorts of useful websites an dorganisations,where you can find names
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StormGirl16 said:
how about: Jane Silver?
i find it strong, powerful and certainly from long ago perhaps???
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