A Huge List Of Surnames

Cotton

Word name

A name heard in Puritan times -- Cotton Mather was a minister involved in the Salem witchcraft trials -- which really deserves modern consideration as it blends nature and softness into a really…

Courtenay

Courtenay is a masculine name of French origin, derived from a place name meaning 'domain of Curtenus' or 'short settlement.' With aristocratic associations, it was originally a surname for someone…

Coven

English word name

"group of witches"

Cool and witchy.

Craig

Scottish

"from the rocks"

Craig is a single-syllable baby-boomer name, still common in its native Scotland, but most modern Americans would prefer something like Kyle.

Crawford

English

"ford where crows gather"

A common surname in Scotland, but a starchy first name choice.

Crawfurd

Crawfurd is a masculine name that represents an old Scottish variant spelling of Crawford. Originally an Anglo-Scottish surname derived from a place name meaning 'ford where crows gather' (from the…

Crewe

Crewe is a masculine name derived from the Old Welsh 'criu' meaning 'ford' or 'crossing.' It originated as a place name in Cheshire, England, where the town of Crewe developed around an important…

Crichton

Welsh

"from the hilltop town"

This surname name may offer a pronunciation challenge, to those unfamiliar with Michael Crichton novels, but its fresher than Hunter or Cooper.

Crispin

Latin

"curly-haired"

Crispin, which was introduced into the mainstream by actor Crispin Glover and which means "curly-haired" in Latin, has an image very much like its first syllable: crisp, autumnal, and colorful. St.…

Crowley

Irish

"descendant of the hardy warrior"

Although it looks like an English placename, the surname Crowley is an anglicization of the Irish O Cruadhlaoich. A famous bearer was the occultist Aleister Crowley, and it also appears on characters…

Cutler

English occupational name

"knife maker"

Cooper would be a more engaging C-starting occupational choice.