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Bandit Group Name Generator

Outlaw bands, highwaymen, and road gangs

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Generate bandit group names for Wild West outlaws, medieval highwaymen, desert raiders, and fantasy brigands. Names range from historical-sounding gangs to the kind of bands you would meet on the road in Skyrim or Red Dead.

About bandit group names

Real bandit gangs were almost never called anything grand. They were named after their leader (the James-Younger Gang, the Dalton Gang, the Doolin-Dalton Gang), the place they hid out (the Hole-in-the-Wall Gang), or a nickname given by newspapers and lawmen (the Wild Bunch, the Innocents). Medieval and early-modern robbers were labeled by the roads and heaths they worked, which is why English history has "the Hounslow Heath highwaymen" and why the term "wolfshead" was used for outlaws who could be killed on sight.

When you name a fictional bandit group, decide who is doing the naming. A gang that names itself picks something proud or intimidating: the Red Hand, the Iron Teeth, the Free Riders. A gang named by frightened villagers or a sheriff's wanted poster gets something plainer and more descriptive: the Blackwater Boys, the Ridge Runners, the Two-Bit Bandits. Both feel authentic, and mixing the two styles across a setting makes it feel lived-in.

The list above blends Wild West gangs, English highwaymen, desert and wasteland raiders, and fantasy brigands, so you can pull names for a Red Dead campaign, a D&D roadside encounter, a Western novel, or a post-apocalyptic setting. Swap in your own place names to tie a gang to your map.

Tips for choosing a name

  • Anchor the gang to a place on your map, such as a creek, gulch, heath, or crossroads; "the Coldwater Bunch" feels real in a way "the Shadow Raiders" does not.
  • For a leader-driven gang, use the surname plus Gang or Boys, the way real Western outfits were named.
  • Give the group a physical marker (red hoods, painted faces, notched blades) and let that become the name.
  • Keep fantasy brigands humble; small roadside bands should have plainer names than the kingdom-spanning thieves' guilds.
  • In a wasteland setting, lean on scrap, salt, dust, and rust rather than generic dark or shadow words.

Frequently asked questions

How were real outlaw gangs named?

Usually after the leader or family (Dalton Gang, James-Younger Gang), a hideout (Hole-in-the-Wall Gang), or a nickname coined by the press (the Wild Bunch). Very few gangs chose their own dramatic name.

What is the difference between a bandit, a highwayman, and a brigand?

Bandit is the general term for a robber operating in a gang, often in rural areas. Highwayman specifically means a mounted robber who held up travelers on roads, common in 17th- and 18th-century Britain. Brigand comes from the Italian brigante and usually describes armed rural bands, sometimes with a political edge.

Are these names good for D&D or Skyrim-style bandit camps?

Yes. Names like the Wolfshead Band, the Grey Cloaks, or the Bleakmoor Reavers fit low-level fantasy encounters, and you can rename the location to match your campaign map.

Can I use these names in a published book or game?

The names here are free to use. A few reference real historical terms (Regulators, Bushwhackers, Redlegs), which are public domain, but check that your specific gang name is not already a trademarked title.

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  • The Blackwater Boys
  • The Red Creek Gang
  • The Dalton Road Gang
  • The Hollister Bunch
  • The Coldwater Bunch
  • The Sundown Riders
  • The Dry Gulch Gang
  • The Rattlesnake Gang
  • The Wild Bunch of Waco
  • The Cimarron Raiders
  • The Pecos Rustlers
  • The Brazos River Boys
  • The Salt Flat Gang
  • The Copperhead Riders
  • The Broken Spur Gang
  • The Barbed Wire Boys
  • The Six-Gun Syndicate
  • The Ten-Gallon Gang
  • The Silver Dollar Bunch
  • The Cripple Creek Gang
  • The Ghost Town Riders
  • The Tumbleweed Boys
  • The Buzzard Point Gang
  • The Dead Man's Gulch Gang
  • The Hangman's Hollow Gang
  • The Wolf Creek Rustlers
  • The Boot Hill Boys
  • The Muddy River Raiders
  • The Powder Keg Gang
  • The Two-Bit Bandits
  • The Whistling Riders
  • The Nightjar Gang
  • The Hollow Tree Boys
  • The Greenwood Rogues
  • The Sherwood Bowmen
  • The Merry Men of the Marsh
  • The Blackheath Highwaymen
  • The Hounslow Heath Gang
  • The Gentlemen of the Road
  • The Knights of the Road
  • The Turnpike Terrors
  • The Toll Road Robbers
  • The Kingsroad Cutpurses
  • The Crossroads Cutthroats
  • The Ferrymen's Gang
  • The Bridge Wardens
  • The Foggy Bottom Boys
  • The Mistwood Marauders
  • The Wolfshead Band
  • The Wolf's Head Company
  • The Broken Arrow Band
  • The Bent Blade Bandits
  • The Rusty Dagger Gang
  • The Notched Axe
  • The Red Hand
  • The Red Hoods
  • The Grey Cloaks
  • The Black Hoods
  • The Sackcloth Men
  • The Burlap Bandits
  • The Painted Faces
  • The Masked Men of Marlow
  • The Blackened Faces
  • The Nine Fingers
  • The Half-Ears
  • The Split Lips
  • The One-Eyed Jacks
  • The Scarred Ones
  • The Cutthroat Twins Gang
  • The Brothers Grim
  • The Cursed Kin
  • The Wayward Sons
  • The Lost Sons of Ashford
  • The Orphans of the Road
  • The Widowmakers
  • The Widow's Sons
  • The Bastard Sons of Karrick
  • The Bastards of Bleakmoor
  • The Bleakmoor Reavers
  • The Fen Reavers
  • The Moor Wolves
  • The Heath Hounds
  • The Hill Dogs
  • The Ridge Runners
  • The Pass Wardens
  • The Mountain Toll
  • The High Road Ravagers
  • The Low Road Lurkers
  • The Ravine Rats
  • The Gully Rats
  • The Ditch Dogs
  • The Roadside Rooks
  • The Carrion Crows
  • The Crow Brothers
  • The Vulture Company
  • The Jackal Pack
  • The Hyena Band
  • The Coyote Boys
  • The Wild Dogs of Dorrick
  • The Mad Dogs
  • The Rabid Hounds
  • The Ravening Wolves
  • The Winter Wolves
  • The Starving Wolves
  • The Ravenous Ravens
  • The Bloody Beaks
  • The Red Talons
  • The Iron Talons
  • The Iron Teeth
  • The Rusted Teeth
  • The Steel Fangs
  • The Bone Grinders
  • The Skull Takers
  • The Head Takers
  • The Ear Collectors
  • The Scalp Hunters
  • The Tooth Collectors
  • The Ash Walkers
  • The Ashen Marauders
  • The Dust Riders
  • The Dust Devils
  • The Sand Vipers
  • The Dune Raiders
  • The Sandstorm Reavers
  • The Sun-Scorched Sons
  • The Wasteland Wraiths
  • The Salt Raiders
  • The Scrap Kings
  • The Scavenger Court
  • The Rust Barons
  • The Chain Gang of Kessel
  • The Cinder Gang
  • The Ember Reavers
  • The Firebrand Band
  • The Torchmen
  • The Barn Burners
  • The Bridge Burners
  • The Bushwhackers
  • The Border Ruffians
  • The Redlegs
  • The Jayhawker Boys
  • The Night Riders of Cane Hill
  • The Regulators
  • The Moderators
  • The Vigilance Riders
  • The Free Company of Rooks
  • The Free Riders
  • The Free Lances
  • The Unpaid Company
  • The Deserters' Band
  • The Broken Legion
  • The Ninth Company Renegades
  • The Renegade Lancers
  • The Turncoat Troop
  • The Mutineers
  • The Wreckers of Cape Sorrow
  • The Cliff Wreckers
  • The Cove Smugglers
  • The Moon Cussers
  • The Owlers
  • The Night Owls
  • The Lantern Men
  • The Whisperers
  • The Silent Company
  • The Quiet Men
  • The Nameless Gang
  • The Faceless Band
  • The Forgotten Company
  • The Unwanted
  • The Unwelcome
  • The Unforgiven
  • The Damned Company
  • The Damned of Duskmoor
  • The Devil's Own
  • The Devil's Dozen
  • The Devil's Dues Gang
  • The Hellbound Riders
  • The Gallows Birds
  • The Gallows Company
  • The Rope Dodgers
  • The Noose Cheaters
  • The Hangdog Gang
  • The Wanted Men
  • The Bounty Bunch
  • The Thousand-Dollar Gang
  • The Dead-or-Alive Boys
  • The Reward Riders
  • The Marked Men
  • The Branded
  • The Brand Riders
  • The Outcast Company
  • The Cast-Off Crew
  • The Exiles of Vellin
  • The Banished Band
  • The Poachers' Guild
  • The Deer Thieves
  • The Cattle Kings
  • The Horse Thieves of Harlow
  • The Stagecoach Kings
  • The Payroll Raiders
  • The Mail Coach Mob
  • The Rail Riders
  • The Train Robbers of Tulsa
  • The Bank Busters
  • The Vault Crackers
  • The Strongbox Boys
  • The Ledger Thieves
  • The Tithe Takers
  • The Tax Robbers
  • The King's Ransom Gang
  • The Robber Barons of Blackfell
  • The Bandit Kings of Kettle Ridge
  • The Bandit Queen's Band
  • The Bandit Lords of the Fenwood
  • The Brigand Brotherhood
  • The Brigands of Bracken Hill
  • The Company of the Crooked Coin
  • The Crooked Coin Gang
  • The Clipped Coin Crew
  • The False Coin Company
  • The Loaded Dice Gang
  • The Marked Cards
  • The Cheating Hearts
  • The Black Hearts
  • The Cold Hearts
  • The Stone Hearts
  • The Cassidy Gang
  • The Younger Brothers Gang
  • The Ketchum Bunch
  • The Reno Boys
  • The Bass Riders
  • The Starr Gang
  • The Doolin Bunch
  • The McCarty Gang
  • The Hardin Boys
  • The Bowdre Riders
  • The Sutton Creek Gang
  • The Redwood Boys
  • The Lone Pine Gang
  • The Cottonwood Riders
  • The Mesa Verde Marauders
  • The Yellow Creek Bunch
  • The Bitterroot Boys
  • The Big Muddy Bandits
  • The Snake River Rustlers
  • The Wind River Wolves
  • The Sweetwater Gang
  • The Bear Paw Bunch
  • The Bighorn Riders
  • The Sangre Boys
  • The Llano Kid's Gang
  • The Nueces Strip Rustlers
  • The Rio Bravo Bandits
  • The Chisholm Trail Thieves
  • The Goodnight Riders
  • The Staked Plains Gang
  • The Devil's Backbone Bunch
  • The Bad Lands Bandits
  • The Black Hills Boys
  • The Deadwood Stage Robbers
  • The Cheyenne Crossing Gang
  • The Laramie Layabouts
  • The Bozeman Trail Bandits
  • The Sonora Raiders
  • The Chihuahua Road Gang
  • The Border Wolves
  • The Rio Grande Rustlers
  • The Longhorn Rustlers
  • The Maverick Boys
  • The Cutting Horse Gang
  • The Bronco Busters' Bunch
  • The Spurs and Sixes
  • The Bent Horseshoe Gang
  • The Lame Horse Riders
  • The Three-Legged Dog Gang
  • The Sidewinder Boys
  • The Diamondback Riders
  • The Scorpion Sons
  • The Gila Gang
  • The Roadrunner Boys
  • The Buzzard Bait Bunch
  • The Coffin Nail Gang
  • The Pine Box Boys
  • The Undertaker's Own
  • The Grave Robbers of Grissom
  • The Cemetery Hill Gang
  • The Widow's Peak Bunch
  • The Hangtown Riders
  • The Gallows Hill Boys
  • The Twelve-Foot Drop
  • The Short Rope Gang
  • The Long Riders
  • The Night Owls of Neches
  • The Moonlight Riders
  • The Midnight Marauders
  • The Dawn Raiders
  • The Sundowners
  • The High Noon Boys
  • The Dusk Riders of Dorran
  • The Fog Riders
  • The Whiteout Gang
  • The Snowline Bandits
  • The Frostbite Boys
  • The Timberline Thieves
  • The Deadfall Gang
  • The Rockslide Riders
  • The Landslide Boys
  • The Sinkhole Sons
  • The Cave Dwellers of Karst
  • The Hollow Hill Company
  • The Bramble Boys
  • The Thornwood Thieves
  • The Briar Patch Bandits
  • The Nettle Men
  • The Hedge Robbers
  • The Ditchwater Dogs
  • The Marsh Lanterns
  • The Bogwater Boys
  • The Fenland Footpads
  • The Footpads of Fleet Lane
  • The Cutpurses of Coldharbour
  • The Shadwell Sneaks
  • The Ratcliffe Highway Gang
  • The Watling Street Robbers
  • The Great North Road Gang
  • The Finchley Common Riders
  • The Bagshot Heath Boys
  • The Gad's Hill Gang
  • The Shooter's Hill Highwaymen
  • The Wimbledon Common Crew
  • The Epping Forest Rogues
  • The Hatfield Road Riders
  • The Stand-and-Deliver Boys
  • The Purse-or-Pistol Men
  • The Gentleman Highwaymen
  • The Velvet Mask Company
  • The Silk Scarf Bandits
  • The Powdered Wigs
  • The Tricorn Terrors
  • The Flintlock Fraternity
  • The Blunderbuss Boys
  • The Musket Men of Mardale
  • The Pistoleers of Peckham
  • The Ballad Bandits
  • The Broadside Boys
  • The Highwaymen of Hexham
  • The Border Reivers of Redesdale
  • The Reivers of Tynedale
  • The Liddesdale Riders
  • The Moss Troopers
  • The Debatable Land Gang
  • The Hot Trod Boys
  • The Cattle Lifters of Carrick
  • The Glen Robbers
  • The Cateran Band
  • The Rob Roy's Rogues
  • The Loch Raiders
  • The Highland Reavers
  • The Rapparee Band
  • The Tory Boys of Tyrone
  • The Whiteboys of Wexford
  • The Ribbonmen
  • The Peep o' Day Boys
  • The Steelboys
  • The Oakboys
  • The Rockites
  • The Molly Maguires of the Moor
  • The Bushrangers of Bathurst
  • The Kelly Gang of the Ranges
  • The Clarke Boys
  • The Ben Hall Bunch
  • The Wild Colonial Boys
  • The Bail-Up Bandits
  • The Cangaceiro Band
  • The Lampiao's Boys
  • The Bandoleros of the Sierra
  • The Guerrilleros of the Gorge
  • The Haiduks of the Hills
  • The Klephts of the Crags
  • The Hajduk Brotherhood
  • The Betyar Band
  • The Puszta Riders
  • The Steppe Wolves
  • The Cossack Renegades
  • The Volga Robbers
  • The Taiga Bandits
  • The Mountain Hawks
  • The Crag Falcons
  • The Cliff Hawks
  • The Kestrel Company
  • The Shrike Band
  • The Magpie Men
  • The Jackdaw Gang
  • The Rook Riders
  • The Raven Court
  • The Blackbird Boys
  • The Cuckoo Gang
  • The Weasel Pack
  • The Stoat Boys
  • The Ferret Company
  • The Badger Sett Bandits
  • The Wolverine Band
  • The Wild Boar Boys
  • The Bristleback Band
  • The Razorback Riders
  • The Tusker Gang
  • The Antler Men
  • The Stag Killers
  • The Buck Hunters of Bramford
  • The Hart Poachers
  • The Kingswood Poachers
  • The Verderer's Bane
  • The Warden Killers
  • The Reeve Robbers
  • The Bailiff Beaters
  • The Sheriff's Sorrow
  • The Marshal's Misery
  • The Lawman's Lament
  • The Posse Breakers
  • The Jail Breakers of Jericho
  • The Cell Block Boys
  • The Chain Cutters
  • The Shackle Breakers
  • The Iron Cuff Company
  • The Escaped Men of Ellery
  • The Fugitive Fellowship
  • The Runaway Riders
  • The Hunted Men
  • The Hounded Ones
  • The Cornered Wolves
  • The Last Stand Gang
  • The Doomed Company
  • The Dead Reckoning Gang
  • The Bad Debt Boys
  • The Debtors' Company
  • The Beggars' Brigade
  • The Ragged Company
  • The Threadbare Thieves
  • The Barefoot Bandits
  • The Hungry Hundred
  • The Starveling Band
  • The Lean Years Gang
  • The Famine Riders
  • The Plague Road Robbers
  • The Black Rain Riders
  • The Grey Sky Gang
  • The Storm Crows
  • The Thunderhead Boys
  • The Lightning Riders
  • The Hailstorm Gang
  • The Dry Lightning Bunch
  • The Wildfire Riders
  • The Scorched Earth Company
  • The Burnt Bridge Boys
  • The Ash Heap Gang
  • The Soot Faces
  • The Charcoal Men
  • The Coal Road Robbers
  • The Slag Heap Boys
  • The Pit Head Gang
  • The Mine Shaft Marauders
  • The Claim Jumpers of Cobalt
  • The Placer Pirates
  • The Gold Dust Gang
  • The Nugget Thieves
  • The Assay Office Robbers
  • The Bullion Boys
  • The Silver Vein Bandits
  • The Copper Kettle Crew
  • The Tin Cup Gang
  • The Brass Knuckle Boys
  • The Lead Slug Company
  • The Buckshot Bunch
  • The Birdshot Boys
  • The Powder Horn Gang
  • The Cap and Ball Company
  • The Hair Trigger Gang
  • The Quick Draw Crew
  • The Dead Eye Riders
  • The Fast Hands
  • The Left-Handed Gang
  • The Sinister Sons
  • The Crooked Fingers
  • The Broken Knuckles
  • The Bloody Knuckles Gang
  • The Cracked Ribs
  • The Busted Jaw Boys
  • The Missing Teeth
  • The Gap-Toothed Gang
  • The Wooden Leg Company
  • The Peg Leg Riders
  • The Limping Wolves
  • The Halt and the Lame
  • The Grizzled Company
  • The Old Guard Bandits
  • The Greybeard Gang
  • The Young Guns of Yarrow
  • The Whelps of Wharton
  • The Pups of Pinecrest
  • The Cubs of Coldfell

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