50 Surnames For Boys That Aren’t Overused

If you’re hunting for the perfect baby boy’s name, why not consider a surname? Last names for first names are a trend now—and will still be cool for your kid when they’re grown up. Most of these names are not on the popularity charts so scroll below to see our picks of 50 surnames for boys that aren’t overused. These names baby boy names and gender-neutral names make perfect for first names and can be shortened into cute nicknames.
1. Abbott
Meaning: Father
Origin: Aramaic and Hebrew
2. Aiken
Meaning: Little Adam
Origin: English surname
3. Alden
Meaning: Wise friend
Origin: Old English
4. Alvarez
Meaning: Son of Alvaro
Origin: Spanish
5. Alston
Meaning: Elf stone
Origin: English
6. Anson
Meaning: Son of Ann
Origin: English
7. Ayton
Meaning: River stream + farmstead
Origin: English
8. Baird
Meaning: Poet, one who sings ballads
9. Baxley
Meaning: Baker’s meadow
Origin: English
10. Beck
Meaning: Small stream
Origin: English, German, and Hebrew
11. Belden
Meaning: From Beldon hill
Origin: English
12. Benson
Meaning: Son of Benne
Origin: Anglo-Saxon
13. Calder
Meaning: Rough waters or stream
Origin: Scottish
14. Carrick
Meaning: Rocky headland
Origin: Gaelic
15. Castellan
Meaning: The keeper of the castle
Origin: Americanized form of Croatian Kaštelan
16. Clifton
Meaning: Cliff settlement
Origin: English
17. Curran
Meaning: Dagger, hero
Origin: Irish Surname
18. Decker
Meaning: Roofer
Origin: German
19. Denison
Meaning: Son of Dennis
Origin: English
20. Donovan
Meaning: Dark
Origin: Irish
21. Elway
Meaning: Field
Origin: Scottish
22. Emmens
Meaning: Iron strength
Origin: English
23. Gannon
Meaning: Son of the fair-haired one
Origin: Irish
24. Gibson
Meaning: Son of Gilbert
Origin: English
25. Grayden
Meaning: Son of grey-haired one
Origin: English
26. Hardy
Meaning: Bold, courageous
Origin: English, French, and Irish
27. Hawkins
Meaning: Little hawk
Origin: English
28. Hawthorne
Meaning: Lives near the hedge
Origin: English
29. Holmes
Meaning: From the island in the river
Origin: English
30. Hutchins
Meaning: Son of Hugh
Origin: Scottish
31. Kahlo
Meaning: Bald
Origin: Spanish
32. Keaton
Meaning: Place of hawks
Origin: English
33. Levine
Meaning: Descendent of Levi
Origin: English, Hebrew
34. Macsen
Meaning: Greatest
Origin: Welsh
35. Mitchell
Meaning: Who is like God
Origin: English
36. Ollivander
Origin: Literary name
37. Patton
Meaning: Fighter’s town
Origin: English
38. Quaide
Meaning: Son of Uaid
Origin: Latin
39. Reeves
Meaning: Bailiff
Origin: English
40. Roark
Meaning: Illustrious and mighty
Origin: Irish
41. Salinger
Meaning: Habitational name
Origin: French
42. Shaffer
Meaning: Steward, butler
Origin: German
43. Stanton
Meaning: Stone enclosure or settlement, place name
Origin: English
44. Sullivan
Meaning: Dark eyes
Origin: English
45. Tennyson
Meaning: Son of Dennis
Origin: English
46. Vader
Meaning: Father
Origin: Dutch and North German
47. Watson
Meaning: Son of Walter
Origin: English and Scottish
48. Wolverson
Meaning: Wolf settlement or enclosure
Origin: English
49. Yarrow
Meaning: Botanical name
Origin: English
50. Zeller
Meaning: Habitational name
Origin: German and Dutch