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