65 Last Names Associated With Witchcraft

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Plus, the real last names of people accused of witchcraft

Co-authored by Sarah Potter and Raven Minyard, BA

Last Updated: November 19, 2025 Fact Checked

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If you’re creating a character who’s a witch, their name should hint at their magical background, whether good or evil. Most witchy surnames have an ancient, natural vibe. In this article, we’ve compiled a list of the coolest and most powerful witchy last names to choose from. If you want something a little more realistic, we’ve also listed some real last names that have been associated with witchcraft throughout history. Read on to find the perfect name for your witch.

The Best Witchy Surnames

Ashcroft
Blackwood
Cromwell
Crowley
Nocturne
Vale

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Cool Witchy Last Names

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Give your witch a cool, unique name. In fiction, many witchy last names are inspired by nature, including trees, plants, and animals. If you want your witch to have a really cool last name, try one of the following:
- Alderwood (English for “wood of the alder tree”)
- Ashcroft (English for “enclosure of ash trees”)
- Blackwood (English for “black wood”)
- Cavendish (English for “Cafa’s enclosed pasture”)
- Corvus (Latin for “raven, crow”)
- Cromwell (English for “winding stream”)
- Crowley (English for “crow’s clearing”)
- Darkmoor (English for “dark moor”)
- Draven (Scottish for “hunter”)
- Fairchild (English for “beautiful child”)
- Feywin (English for “blessed by fairies”)
- Foxglove (English name for “digitalis,” a poisonous plant)
- Hallow (English for “sacred, holy”)
- Hardwick (English for “herd farm”)
- Hargrove (English for “hare’s grove, hollow by the grove”)
- Hemlock (English name for “conium maculatum,” a poisonous plant)
- Nightshade (English name for “solanaceae,” a poisonous plant)
- Pinehurst (English for “pine forest”)
- Ravenswood (English for “forest with ravens”)
- Raynor (Norse and Germanic for “wise warrior”)
- Rowan (Irish and Scottish for “little red one”)
- Spellman (English, German, and Irish for “writer, scribe”)
- Tenebris (Latin for “darkness”)
- Wainfleet (English for “a stream that can be crossed by a wagon”)
- Wintersby (English for “winter”)
- Still need to choose a first name? Take a look at our “Witchy Names” article for some inspiration!

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Powerful Witchy Last Names

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Choose a name that evokes power and strength. Many fictional witches have unique powers that set them apart from the rest. The following names either have strong meanings or sound like they’d belong to an ancient, magical family:
- Abraxas (Greek for “the one who is all”)
- Beaudelaire (French for “short sword, dagger”)
- Belladonna (Italian for “beautiful lady,” a poisonous plant)
- Bloodwyn (a variation of Blodwyn, a Welsh name meaning “white flower”)
- Branwyn (Welsh for “white raven”)
- Caldwell (English for “cold stream”)
- Carrow (English for “rock, spur of a hill”)
- Casimir (Slavic for “proclaimer of peace”)
- Caswell (English for “spring where watercress grows”)
- Devereux (French for “from Évreux”)
- Draconia (Latin for “dragon-like”)
- Eldritch (English for “otherworldly, strange”)
- Everstone (English for “permanent stone”)
- Grimwynd (Invented name meaning “grim wind”)
- Gryphon (A mythological animal from Greek mythology)
- Havenlock (Invented name meaning “protector against hardships, a fortified place”)
- Hazelwood (British for “the wood of a hazel tree”)
- Ironwood (English for “tree with hard wood”)
- Morgause (Welsh name from Arthurian legend, meaning unknown)
- Morrigan (Celtic for “great queen, phantom queen”)
- Nocturne (Latin for “musical piece evocative of the night”)
- Nyx (Greek for “night”)
- Thalassa (Greek for “sea”)
- Vale (English and Latin for “valley, strength, farewell”)
- Vane (English and French for “banner”)

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Historical Surnames Associated with Witchcraft

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Honor someone who was actually accused of witchcraft. Tragically, many innocent people have been tried and executed for witchcraft throughout history. If you’re looking for a name that’s historically accurate, consider using one of the following. Do some research to make sure you use them respectfully.
- Adelgrief (after Johann Albrecht Adelgrief, executed for witchcraft and heresy in Königsberg in 1636)^{[1]
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- Babelin (after Gobel Babelin, executed during the Bamberg witch trials in Germany, which took place from 1623 to 1632)
- Bishop (after Bridget Bishop, the first person executed during the Salem Witch Trials)^{[2]
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- Blight (after Tamsin Blight, a famous witch and healer from Cornwall, England in the 19th century)
- Corey (after Giles Corey, who was pressed to death during the Salem Witch Trials)^{[3]
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- Delvaux (after Jean Delvaux, a Benedictine monk who was executed for witchcraft in 1597)
- Dyer (after Moll Dyer, who was accused of witchcraft in colonial Maryland)
- Grey (after Alice Grey, who was accused of witchcraft during the 1612 Pendle witch trials)
- Hathorne (after Judge John Hathorne, one of the leading judges in the Salem Witch Trials)
- Henot (after Katharina Henot, who was burned at the stake for sorcery in Cologne, Germany, in 1627)
- Howe (after Elizabeth Howe, who was accused of witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials)
- Latimer (after Janet Latimer, who was accused of witchcraft in the Islandmagee witch trials in Northern Ireland)
- McCalmont (after Catherine McCalmond, who was accused of witchcraft in the Islandmagee witch trials)
- Proctor (after John Proctor, who was accused of witchcraft in the Salem Witch Trials)^{[4]
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- Redferne (after Anne Redferne, who was accused of witchcraft in the Pendle witch trials)