200 Creepy Last Names Perfect For Your Antagonists

Georgia Stone
Feb 16, 2024 By Georgia Stone
Originally Published on Jan 04, 2021
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Why Creepy Last Names?

Writers love to give their antagonists sinister last names to show their intent. In many cases, the last name of a character can act as foreshadowing and reveal them to be a major villain in the story.

Fictional creepy last names are usually inspired by scary or ominous elements in real life, which alludes to the character's personality or their sins.

Some villains even take on a creepy moniker to distinguish themselves from the rest of society and announce their evil intentions. If you are scratching your head about what to name your next evil antagonist and how to make it as sinister as possible, these creepy last names may inspire you.

What Parents Need To Know

If you want to tell a good creepy story to your kids, these names will become your helping hand.

These creepy names are taken from fiction that may help with your kid’s academics.

A great way to explain to kids the meaning of creepy or scary is through these names.

What To Discuss With Kids

This an awesome guide for kids who may be interested in writing stories of all kinds of genres, especially scary ones.

This will help kids get a general knowledge of scary fiction and stories around the world.

You can also use these creepy names or characters for dressing up on Halloween.

Creepy Last Names From Fiction

1. Addams - The iconic creepy last name popularized by The Addams Family franchise and the immensely famous Netflix show 'Wednesday'.

2. Ahab - The captain from 'Moby-Dick' written by Herman Melville.

3. Ames - The antagonist from 'East Of Eden' written by John Steinbeck.

4. Annabel-Lee - The tragic character from the poem of the same name written by Edgar Allan Poe.

5. Bandello - The antagonist from 'Little Caesar' played by Edward G. Robinson.

6. Bateman - The antagonist from 'American Psycho' written by Bret Easton Ellis.

7. Bates - The antagonist from the movie 'Psycho' played by Anthony Perkins.

8. Bickle - The antagonist from 'Taxi Driver' played by Robert De Niro.

9. Booth - The antagonist from 'Blue Velvet' played by Dennis Hopper.

10. Cady - The antagonist from the movie 'Cape Fear' played by Robert Mitchum.

11. Camonte - The antagonist from 'Scarface' played by Paul Muni.

12. Corleone - The antagonist from 'The Godfather Part II' played by Al Pacino.

13. Crawford - The antagonist from 'Mommie Dearest' played by Faye Dunaway.

14. Cross - The antagonist from 'Chinatown' played by John Huston.

15. Danvers - The antagonist from 'Rebecca' played by Judith Anderson.

16. DeLarge - The antagonist from 'A Clockwork Orange' played by Malcolm McDowell.

17. De Vil - The villain with one of the most creepy names ever from 'One Hundred And One Dalmatians' voiced by Betty Lou Gerson.

18. Desdemona - The name of a tragic heroine from the works of iconic English playwright and poet William Shakespeare.

19. Dietrichson - The antagonist from 'Double Indemnity' played by Barbara Stanwyck.

20. Dracula - The king of all vampire names from 'Dracula' played by Bela Lugosi.

21. Ennui - The antagonist from 'Revolutionary Road' written by Richard Yates.

22. Forrest - The antagonist from 'Fatal Attraction' played by Glenn Close.

23. Frankenstein - The name of the famous monster from 'Frankenstein' written by Mary Shelley.

24. Gekko - The antagonist from 'Wall Street' played by Michael Douglas.

25. Giddens - The antagonist from 'The Little Foxes' played by Bette Davis.

26. Goldfinger - The antagonist from 'Goldfinger' played by Gert Frobe.

27. Grendel - The name of the 'Beowulf' beast.

28. Gruber - The antagonist from 'Die Hard' played by Alan Rickman.

29. Harrington - The antagonist from 'All About Eve' played by Anne Baxter.

30. Harris - The antagonist from 'Training Day' played by Denzel Washington.

31. Heep - The antagonist from 'David Copperfield' written by Charles Dickens.

32. Hudson - The antagonist from 'What Ever Happened To Baby Jane?' played by Bette Davis.

33. Humbert - The antagonist from 'Humbert Humbert' by Vladimir Nabokov.

34. Hunsecker - The antagonist from 'Sweet Smell Of Success' played by Burt Lancaster.

35. Hyde - The antagonist from the book 'The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde' written by Robert Louis Stevenson

36. Iselin - The antagonist from 'The Manchurian Candidate' played by Angela Lansbury.

37. Jarrett - The antagonist from 'White Heat' played by James Cagney.

38. Kint - The antagonist from 'The Usual Suspects' played by Kevin Spacey.

39. Krueger - The antagonist from 'A Nightmare On Elm Street' played by Robert Englund.

40. Lecter - The famous villain from 'The Silence Of The Lambs' played on-screen by iconic actor Anthony Hopkins.

41. Lime - The antagonist from 'The Third Man' played by Orson Welles.

42. MacNeil - The possessed girl from 'The Exorcist' played by Linda Blair.

43. Melrose - The antagonist from 'Never Mind' written by Edward St. Aubyn.

44. Moriarty - The antagonist from the Sherlock Holmes franchise.

45. Parr - The iconic antagonist from the 'Blair Witch Project' series. His first name is Rustin.

46. Potter - The antagonist from 'It's A Wonderful Life' played by actor Lionel Barrymore.

47. Powell - The evil reverend from 'The Night Of The Hunter' played by Robert Mitchum.

48. Powers - The villain from 'The Public Enemy' played by James Cagney.

49. Ratched - The villainous nurse from 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest' played by Louise Fletcher.

50. Riddle - The real last name of the major antagonist, Voldemort, from the Harry Potter series.

51. Ripley - A last name from 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' written by Patricia Highsmith.

52. Rochester - The antagonist from 'Jane Eyre' written by Charlotte Bronte.

53. Sharp - The antagonist from 'Vanity Fair' written by William Makepeace Thackeray.

54. Szell - The antagonist from 'Marathon Man' played by Laurence Olivier.

55. Torrance - The villain from 'The Shining' played by Jack Nicholson.

56. Vader - The iconic villain from the Star Wars universe played by actor David Prowse. His first name is Darth.

57. Weylin - The antagonist from 'Kindred' written by Octavia Butler.

58. Wilkes - The villain from 'Misery' played by Kathy Bates.

Last Names With Creepy Meanings

59. Adrienne (French origin) - Meaning 'the dark one'.

60. Aeron (Celtic origin) - The Goddess of slaughter and war in Celtic mythology.

61. Agnar (Norse origin) - Meaning 'terror' and 'awe'.

62. Akuji (African origin) - Meaning 'awake but dead'.

63. Alva (Portuguese origin) - Meaning 'evil'.

64. Arachne (Greek origin) - Meaning 'spider'.

65. Azazel (Hebrew origin) - Meaning 'scapegoat'.

66. Balor (Irish origin) - A giant from Irish mythology.

67. Belladonna (Latin origin) - Meaning 'beautiful lady'. However, the name also refers to a purple-colored plant that's highly poisonous and toxic.

68. Blagden (English origin) - Meaning 'dark valley'.

69. Brennan (Gaelic origin) - Meaning 'sadness'.

70. Briar (English origin) - Meaning 'brambles' or 'thorns'.

71. Brone (Irish origin) - Meaning 'sadness'.

72. Cessair (Irish origin) - Meaning 'affliction' or 'sorrow'.

73. Chrysanthemum (Greek origin) - The name of a flower that is associated with death in numerous European countries and in the Asian country of Japan.

74. Circe (Greek origin) - The name of a sorceress in Greek mythology.

75. Coakley (English origin) - Meaning 'dark meadow'.

76. Colburn (English origin) - Meaning 'dark brook'.

77. Cole (English origin) - Meaning 'dark'.

78. Das (Indian origin) - Meaning 'slave'.

79. Deimos (Greek origin) - Meaning 'terror'.

80. Delaney (French origin) - Meaning 'dark defiance'.

81. Donahue (Irish origin) - Meaning 'dark warrior'.

82. Dooley (Irish origin) - Meaning 'dark hero'.

83. Dubghall (Gaelic origin) - Meaning 'dark stranger'.

84. Esmeree (Welsh origin) - A princess-turned-serpent in Greek mythology.

85. Foxglove (Anglo-Saxon origin) - The name of an extremely poisonous yet beautiful flower.

86. Golgotha (Hebrew origin) - Meaning 'skull'.

87. Grimshaw (English origin) - Meaning 'dark woods'.

88. Hades (Greek origin) - The underworld's ruler in Greek mythology.

89. Hecate (Greek origin) - A name associated with magic and witchcraft.

90. Hellebore (Greek origin) - The name of a flower that grows even in snow.

91. Hemlock - The name of a poison.

92. Hler (Norse origin) - The name of the Norse Underworld's ruler.

93. Hunapo (Maori origin) - Meaning 'hidden in darkness'.

94. Huxley (English origin) - Meaning 'inhospitable place'.

95. Jezebel (Hebrew origin) - Meaning 'an impure follower'.

96. Jolon (Native American origin) - Meaning 'dead oak valley'.

97. Kennedy (Gaelic and Celtic origin) - Meaning 'deformed head'.

98. Loralei (German origin) - Meaning 'girl who lures men into destruction by singing'.

99. Mallory (French origin) - Meaning 'ill-fated' or 'unfortunate'.

100. Mara (Hebrew origin) - Meaning 'sorrow' or 'bitterness'.

101. Merula (Latin origin) - Meaning 'blackbird'. Blackbirds are generally seen as bad omens in many parts of the world.

102. Mephistopheles (Greek origin) - The ancient Greek name that was given to Satan.

103. Morte (French origin) - Meaning 'death'.

104. Medusa (Greek origin) - Meaning 'cunning'.

105. Nerezza (Italian origin) - Meaning 'darkness'.

106. Oleander (Greek origin) - Meaning 'evergreen tree'. It is also the name of a plant that's both beautiful and poisonous.

107. Phobos (Greek origin) - Meaning 'panic' and 'fear'. This is the name that has inspired the modern English word 'phobia'.

108. Raven (Norse origin) - The name of a bird that's seen as an omen of death in many parts of the world.

109. Sidero (Latin origin) - The name means 'evil nymph'.

110. Teivel (Yiddish origin) - Meaning 'devil'.

111. Thana (Arabic origin) - Meaning 'death'.

112. Thanatos (Greek origin) - Meaning 'the bringer of death'.

113. Tristesse (French origin) - Meaning 'sadness'.

114. Tueuer (French origin) - Meaning 'murderer' or 'killer'.

115. Willow (English origin) - The name of a tree that's often known as the tree that weeps. It is also a symbol of death.

116. Wolfe (German origin) - Meaning 'deadly beast'.

117. Zilla (Hebrew origin) - Meaning 'gloom' and 'shadow'.

Unique Last Names That Could Sound Creepy

118. Ahriman

119. Alaric

120. Alfons

121. Alica

122. Amalaswintha

123. Amalfrida

124. Amethyst

125. Ascelin

126. Asmodeus

127. Atilla

128. Avina

129. Baza

130. Beuca

131. Bezos

132. Boyle

133. Bronte

134. Cadell

135. Chadwick

136. Chimera

137. Crassus

138. Damaris

139. Dawson

140. Devlin

141. Dörthe-Julia

142. Draconia

143. Elinor

144. Elja

145. Ellenburg

146. Elrod

147. Ervig

148. Escobar

149. Eslinger

150. Feenja

151. Feletheus

152. Fleet

153. Fletcher

154. Fritigern

155. Galindus

156. Gaspar

157. Gatlin

158. Glismoda

159. Goddard

160. Griffin

161. Griffith

162. Hecate

163. Hilderith

164. Hilliard

165. Kaethe

166. Latcha

167. Lennox

168. Lioba

169. Lorenzo

170. Lux

171. Lynch

172. Marley

173. Melisanda

174. Monia

175. Monroe

176. Obsidian

177. Ophelia

178. Orinda

179. Orlok

180. Petrunich

181. Rictiovarus

182. Roland

183. Rook

184. Rue

185. Sansalas

186. Seth

187. Simmons

188. Tanca

189. Theude Gisel

190. Theudis

191. Thidrek

192. Thorismund

193. Tillerson

194. Vandenberg

195. Vasher

196. Vinitharius

197. Wallia

198. Welsh

199. Xander

200. Zaletar

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Written by Georgia Stone

Bachelor of Arts specializing in French with Film Studies, Bachelor of Arts (Year Abroad) specializing in Literature, History, Language, Media, and Art

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Georgia StoneBachelor of Arts specializing in French with Film Studies, Bachelor of Arts (Year Abroad) specializing in Literature, History, Language, Media, and Art

Georgia is an experienced Content Manager with a degree in French and Film Studies from King's College London and Bachelors degree from Université Paris-Sorbonne. Her passion for exploring the world and experiencing different cultures was sparked during her childhood in Switzerland and her year abroad in Paris. In her spare time, Georgia enjoys using London's excellent travel connections to explore further afield.

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