Demon Last Names

These demon last names mix real surnames with dark, devilish meanings and a few clearly marked original inventions, each with its origin and a short note on what the name actually means.

152 real and invented surnames with meanings, A to Z.

A

Ashburn

Stream where ash trees grow

English
Ashdown

Hill where ash trees grow

English
Ashenvault

Original fantasy name; an ash-covered vault

Fantasy
Ashkarn

Original fantasy name; ash and cairn

Fantasy
Ashmaw

Original fantasy name; ash and gaping maw

Fantasy

B

Bies

Polish for demon or devil, a nickname

Polish
Blackburn

Dweller by a dark stream

English
Blackmore

Dweller by a dark moor

English
Blackwood

Dweller by a dark wood

English
Blightmere

Original fantasy name; a blighted lake

Fantasy
Bogle

Possibly from Scots bogle, a goblin or phantom

Scottish
Brand

From Germanic brand, fire or sword

German
Brandt

From Germanic brand, fire, or dweller by burnt land

German
Brennan

From Ó Braonáin, possibly from braon, drop or sorrow

Irish
Brenner

Burner of charcoal, lime or brandy

German
Brimhollow

Original fantasy name; brimstone hollow

Fantasy
Brimscorch

Original fantasy name; brimstone and scorching fire

Fantasy
Bugg

Possibly from Middle English bugge, a hobgoblin or bogey

English
Burns

Dweller by a burn, a stream

Scottish

C

Čert

Czech for devil, a nickname

Czech
Charwick

Original fantasy name; a charred village

Fantasy
Chernov

From Russian chernyi, black

Russian
Chertkov

Possibly from chert, devil, a Russian nickname

Russian
Cinderhorn

Original fantasy name; cinder and horn

Fantasy
Cindermoor

Original fantasy name; cinders drifting over a moor

Fantasy
Cravenpit

Original fantasy name; a craven pit

Fantasy
Crowley

From Ó Cruadhlaoich, hard hero

Irish
Czarnecki

From czarny, black, or a place named for it

Polish

D

Daemen

Patronymic from Daam, a Dutch form of Adam

Dutch
Damon

From the Greek name Damon, to tame

English
Darke

Dark-haired or dark-complexioned

English
Deamer

Judge, from Middle English demere

English
Dee

From Welsh du, black or dark, or the river Dee

Welsh
Deibel

Dialect form of German Teufel, devil

German
Demonte

Of the mountain, from Italian de monte

Italian
Deubel

Dialect form of German Teufel, devil

German
Develin

Variant of Devlin, possibly meaning unlucky

Irish
Deville

From de ville, of the town

French
Devlin

From Ó Dobhailen, possibly from dobhail, unlucky

Irish
Diabelli

Possibly a diminutive related to Italian diavolo, devil

Italian
Direcroft

Original fantasy name; a dire enclosed field

Fantasy
Direfang

Original fantasy name; a dire fang

Fantasy
Divsalar

Commander of the divs, demons of Persian lore

Persian
Dolan

Possibly from Ó Dobhailen, related to dobhail, unlucky

Irish
Dougherty

From Ó Dochartaigh, possibly hurtful or obstructive

Irish
Doyle

From Ó Dubhghaill, dark foreigner

Irish
Duff

From Gaelic dubh, black or dark

Scottish
Dunkel

German for dark

German
Duskfang

Original fantasy name; dusk and fang

Fantasy
Duskmire

Original fantasy name; dusk and swamp

Fantasy
Düwel

Low German for devil, a nickname

German

E

Embergrave

Original fantasy name; ember and grave

Fantasy
Emberlash

Original fantasy name; a whip of embers

Fantasy

F

Faust

German for fist; later tied to the Faust legend

German
Fellbrand

Original fantasy name; a cruel brand of fire

Fantasy
Feuer

German for fire, an ornamental name

Jewish
Feuerstein

German for flint, literally fire stone

Jewish
Fiendholm

Original fantasy name; the fiend's island

Fantasy
Finster

German for dark or gloomy

Jewish
Firebrace

From Old French fier bras, fierce arm

English

G

Geist

German for spirit or ghost

German
Gloomhallow

Original fantasy name; a gloomy hollow

Fantasy
Gobelin

Possibly related to Old French gobelin, a goblin

French
Gravenhel

Original fantasy name; graven and hel, underworld

Fantasy
Grimaldi

From Germanic Grimwald, helmet or mask + rule

Italian
Grimes

From Old Norse Grimr, masked one, a byname of Odin

English
Grimm

Grim, fierce or stern, a German nickname

German
Grimscar

Original fantasy name; a grim scar

Fantasy
Grimshaw

Thicket haunted by a spectre, Old English grima + sceaga

English
Grimsley

Clearing of Grim, a Norse name meaning masked one

English
Grimston

Farmstead of Grim, a Norse name meaning masked one

English

H

Hell

From a place called Hell, or dweller on a slope

German
Helland

Norwegian farm name, possibly flat rock land

Nordic
Hellberg

Swedish ornamental name, flat rock + mountain

Nordic
Hellbrand

Original fantasy name; a firebrand from below

Fantasy
Heller

From the heller, a small coin first minted at Hall

German
Hellier

Slater or tiler, from Middle English helier, one who covers

English
Hellman

Dweller on a slope, or from a place called Hell

German
Hellmann

Variant of Hellman, dweller on a slope

German
Hellström

Swedish ornamental name, flat rock + stream

Nordic
Hellwig

From the Germanic name Heilwig, hale + battle

German
Hellyer

Roof slater, from Middle English hele, to cover

English
Hexcinder

Original fantasy name; hex and cinder

Fantasy
Hexmaw

Original fantasy name; hex and maw

Fantasy
Hollowhorn

Original fantasy name; a hollow horn

Fantasy
Horne

Dweller by a horn-shaped spur of land

English
Hornmourne

Original fantasy name; horn and mourning

Fantasy

I

Impey

Dweller by an enclosure of young trees, Old English impa

English
Infernis

Original fantasy name; from Latin inferni, of the underworld

Fantasy

K

Karakaya

Black rock

Turkish
Karakurt

Black wolf

Turkish
Karnvex

Original fantasy name; a harsh invented sound

Fantasy
Kerrigan

From Ó Ciaragáin, from ciar, black or dark

Irish
Kito 鬼頭

Demon head

Japanese
Kravenmal

Original fantasy name; echoes craven and malice

Fantasy

L

Lucero

Spanish for bright star, the morning star

Spanish

M

Malebranche

Bad branch, an Old French nickname

French
Malgrath

Original fantasy name; mal-, bad, and wrath

Fantasy
Malvaxis

Original fantasy name; built on mal-, bad

Fantasy
Mawthorne

Original fantasy name; maw and thorn

Fantasy
Moreau

Dark-skinned or dark-haired, from Old French more

French
Morgenstern

German for morning star, an ornamental name

Jewish
Morningstar

English translation of Morgenstern, morning star

English
Morthane

Original fantasy name; death and thane

Fantasy

N

Nacht

German for night, an ornamental name

Jewish
Nero

Italian for black, a nickname for dark hair

Italian
Nethervale

Original fantasy name; the lower valley, an underworld

Fantasy
Nightbrand

Original fantasy name; a night brand

Fantasy
Nocthorn

Original fantasy name; night thorn

Fantasy

O

Obsidrath

Original fantasy name; obsidian and wrath

Fantasy
Oniki 鬼木

Demon tree

Japanese
Onimaru 鬼丸

Demon + maru, a common name ending

Japanese
Onitsuka 鬼束

Demon bundle

Japanese
Onizawa 鬼沢

Demon marsh

Japanese
Onizuka 鬼塚

Demon mound

Japanese
Ördög

Hungarian for devil, a nickname

Hungarian

P

Pitcrown

Original fantasy name; crown of the pit

Fantasy
Pook

Possibly from Old English puca, a goblin or sprite

English
Puckett

Possibly a diminutive of Puck, a mischievous sprite

English
Pyrelock

Original fantasy name; pyre and lock

Fantasy

R

Ravagore

Original fantasy name; ravage and gore

Fantasy
Ravenscroft

Raven's croft, an enclosed field; a Cheshire place

English
Ruinhart

Original fantasy name; a ruined heart

Fantasy

S

Satanowski

From Satanów, a town in Podolia

Polish
Scaldmourn

Original fantasy name; scald and mourn

Fantasy
Schwarz

German for black, a nickname for dark hair

German
Schwarzkopf

Black head, a nickname for dark hair

German
Scorchwell

Original fantasy name; a scorched well

Fantasy
Smolderane

Original fantasy name; smolder with an invented ending

Fantasy
Sootmere

Original fantasy name; a soot-dark lake

Fantasy
Sulphreth

Original fantasy name; sulfur with an invented ending

Fantasy
Sulvane

Original fantasy name; sulfur and vane

Fantasy

T

Tenebrach

Original fantasy name; from Latin tenebrae, darkness

Fantasy
Teufel

German for devil, a nickname or mystery-play role

German
Teufl

Austrian and Bavarian form of Teufel, devil

German
Thornebane

Original fantasy name; thorn and bane

Fantasy
Trolle

Danish noble family whose arms show a troll

Nordic
Trollope

From Troughburn, Northumberland, once Trolhope, troll valley

English

U

Umbervoid

Original fantasy name; umber void

Fantasy
Umbrakis

Original fantasy name; from Latin umbra, shadow

Fantasy

V

Vexmoor

Original fantasy name; a vexed moor

Fantasy
Vexthorn

Original fantasy name; vex and thorn

Fantasy
Vilecraft

Original fantasy name; vile craft

Fantasy
De Villiers

From Villiers, a French place name meaning farmstead

French
Vorthrax

Original fantasy name; a harsh infernal sound

Fantasy

W

Wight

From the Isle of Wight, or Middle English wight, valiant

English
Wrathgate

Original fantasy name; the gate of wrath

Fantasy

X

Xalmoreth

Original fantasy name; an exotic infernal sound

Fantasy

Z

Zarkoth

Original fantasy name; a guttural infernal sound

Fantasy
Zhaldrin

Original fantasy name; a sibilant infernal sound

Fantasy
Zulvaroth

Original fantasy name; a rolling infernal sound

Fantasy
Zwart

Dutch for black

Dutch

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Dee

From Welsh du, black or dark, or the river Dee

Welsh
Nethervale

Original fantasy name; the lower valley, an underworld

Fantasy
Hexmaw

Original fantasy name; hex and maw

Fantasy
Direfang

Original fantasy name; a dire fang

Fantasy
Deubel

Dialect form of German Teufel, devil

German
Grimston

Farmstead of Grim, a Norse name meaning masked one

English

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Demon last names with real history

Many of the real surnames in this list earned their place because of how they sound or what they literally mean. Teufel is a German name meaning devil, and it most likely began as a nickname for a man who played the devil in medieval religious plays, or for someone with a hot temper. Devlin, on the other hand, only sounds devilish. It comes from the Irish Ó Doibhilin and has nothing to do with demons at all.

Other names drift into this territory through old words whose sense has changed. Hellier is an English occupational name for a roofer or slater, from a Middle English word meaning to cover, yet to modern ears it sounds like a keeper of the underworld. Crowley, from the Irish Ó Cruadhlaoich, means something close to hard hero. The meanings shown beside each entry come from surname dictionaries, so you can see the gap between the sound and the history.

Which names here are original inventions

Real surnames with a demonic meaning are rare, so the list also includes some original names made up for this site. They are clearly marked as invented in the origin column, and they are built from dark sounding pieces such as ash, thorn, vex, mor and grave, joined in ways that read like a family name. None of them is taken from a book, film, game or tabletop setting, so you can use them without borrowing someone else's world.

Keeping the two groups apart matters if you care about authenticity. A real surname like Teufel can give a character a family history that feels grounded, while one of the marked inventions lets you build a lineage from scratch. Use the search box to check a single name, or filter by letter when you need something that fits an initial. The small generator underneath the list pulls random picks from both groups at once, which is a quick way to compare them.

Naming demons, villains and dark characters

A good demonic name works on sound first. Hard consonants such as k, g and x feel harsh, while long vowels and soft endings can sound old and ceremonial. Try reading a name aloud with a first name before you commit, because a surname that looks menacing on the page can feel clumsy in dialogue. Shorter names are also easier for players to remember over a long campaign, and they fit more neatly on character sheets and maps.

It also helps to decide whether your demon should pass as human. A creature hiding among ordinary people might carry an everyday surname with a dark meaning, which rewards readers who look it up. An openly supernatural being can take one of the invented names instead. Either way, remember that the real names here belong to living families today, and their meanings are simply etymology. Carrying a name like Devlin says nothing about a person's character.

Frequently asked questions

Are demon last names real?

Some are and some are not. The list mixes genuine surnames, such as the German Teufel, which means devil, with a smaller group of original names invented for this site. The invented names are clearly marked in the origin column, so you can always tell which is which.

Is there a surname that means devil?

Teufel is the clearest example. It is German for devil and probably began as a nickname for an actor who played the devil in medieval plays, or for a person with a fiery temper. Similar nicknames exist in other languages, though they were never common.

Is Devlin a demonic name?

No. Devlin sounds like devil, but it comes from the Irish Ó Doibhilin, an old Gaelic family name. The resemblance is a coincidence of spelling, which is why the name often turns up in dark fiction despite its perfectly ordinary history.

Can I use these names for a book or game?

Yes. Real surnames are not owned by anyone, and the invented names here are original rather than copied from any franchise. For a main character, it is still worth searching a name online to make sure it does not clash with a well known person or an existing fictional figure.