Choctaw Name Generator
Historical Chahta names and Choctaw family names
Historical names in the Choctaw language such as Pushmataha and Hatchootucknee (Snapping Turtle), family names of Choctaw people in Oklahoma and Mississippi such as LeFlore, Battiest and Tubby, and full names like Sampson Bohanon and Jincy Locke.
About Choctaw names
The Choctaw, or Chahta, are a Muskogean-speaking people from what is now Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana. After the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek in 1830 most were removed to Indian Territory. Three tribes are federally recognized today: the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and the Jena Band of Choctaw Indians. Many of the old men's names on record are war names that end in a form of abi, "to kill", written -ubbee or -tubbee, as in Mushulatubbee and Apuckshunubbee. Humma, "red", closes Shulush Humma (Red Shoes) and Ofahoma (Red Dog).
When families took surnames in the 1800s, some kept a war name: Tubby, Pesantubbee, Oklahombi. Others took a father's English given name, so Billy, Isaac and Ben are family names today. Marriages with French and British traders brought LeFlore, Folsom, Pitchlynn and McCurtain, the names of several principal chiefs.
This list has three layers: historical names in the Choctaw language, family names from Oklahoma and Mississippi, and full names that pair them with given names of the 1800s and 1900s. The names have not been checked by Choctaw speakers or by any tribe. For a real Choctaw name, contact the language program of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma or of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.
How to choose Choctaw names
- Pick the layer that fits your setting. Pushmataha and Nitakechi belong to the years before removal, Jincy Locke and Sampson Bohanon to the late 1800s, and Irene Pitchlynn or Calvin Ray Kincaid to the twentieth century.
- Match the family name to the community. Tubby, Chitto, Chickaway, Comby, Denson, Isaac and Willis are Mississippi Choctaw names, while Battiest, Ishcomer, Tonihka, Hotema and most of the -tubbee names belong to southeastern Oklahoma.
- Do not build new "Choctaw-sounding" names from word lists. A name that no family ever carried is easy for Choctaw readers to spot, and it is the kind of stereotype this page tries to avoid.
- Expect several spellings of the old names. Clerks wrote what they heard, so Mushulatubbee also appears as Moshulatubbee and Apuckshunubbee as Apukshunnubbee. Keep one spelling throughout a project.
- For a child, a ceremony or a family search, ask the people who hold the knowledge. The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians both run language programs.
Frequently asked questions
What do -tubbee and -homa mean in Choctaw names?
Both belong to old war names. The ending written -tubbee, -tubby or -ubbee goes back to abi, "to kill", and -homa or humma means "red", a word added to a man's name as a mark of honor. Mushulatubbee, Kutteeotubbee, Tapenahoma and Ofahoma (Red Dog) in this list show the pattern.
What are common Choctaw last names?
In Oklahoma you meet LeFlore, Folsom, Pitchlynn, McCurtain, Durant, Battiest, Bohanon and Frazier, along with names from the Choctaw language such as Pesantubbee, Hoklotubbe and Tonihka. In Mississippi the common names include Willis, Isaac, Tubby, Ben, Bell, Chitto, Chickaway and Denson. Many started as a father's given name, which is why a full name like Jesse Jim or Nora Ben is normal there.
Can I use these names for a fictional character?
Yes, with care. Give the character a specific Choctaw background, from Oklahoma, Mississippi or Louisiana, and choose a full name from the right period instead of a historical leader's name. The historical names here, such as Pushmataha and Pisatuntema, belonged to real people. Reading Choctaw writers such as LeAnne Howe and Tim Tingle is a good way to get the setting right.
Have the names and meanings been verified?
No. The list has not been checked by Choctaw speakers, by historians or by any tribe. English meanings are given for only a few names, and the full names are inventions that may match a real person by chance. For a real Choctaw name or a family search, contact the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma or the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.
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All 500 Choctaw names
A: 24 names
- Abel Battiest
- Abner Krebs
- Adam Byington
- Adeline Oakes
- Agnes Kincaid
- Ahojeobe
- Alibamon Mingo
- Allen
- Allen Bobb
- Alma LeFlore
- Amanda Nelson
- Amos
- Amos Felihkatubbee
- Amos Wesley Garvin
- Anderson
- Angeline Durant
- Annie Belle Hoklotubbe
- Annie McKinney
- Annie Steve
- Apuckshunubbee
- Apukshunnubbee
- Arlie Amos
- Atoka
- Austin Homer
B: 26 names
- Battiest
- Batton
- Beatrice Bell
- Bell
- Belle Pusley
- Belvin
- Ben
- Benjamin Locke
- Bernice Chickaway
- Bertha Joe
- Bessie Jim
- Bessie Mae McMillan
- Betsy Felihkatubbee
- Bettie Telle
- Betty Jo Hotubbee
- Betty Lou Ludlow
- Beulah Leader
- Billy
- Bob Hickman
- Bobb
- Bohanon
- Brashears
- Brenda Telle
- Bryant
- Byington
- Byington Dwight
C: 28 names
- Callie Martin
- Calvin Meashintubby
- Calvin Ray Kincaid
- Carnes
- Caroline Hotema
- Carterby
- Catherine Battiest
- Chahta
- Charley Ray Bohanon
- Charley Smallwood
- Charlotte Bohanon
- Chester Harkins
- Chickaway
- Chitto
- Choate
- Cinda Wesley
- Clara Pusley
- Clarence Homer
- Clay Ben
- Clyde McCurtain
- Cole
- Coleman Meashintubby
- Columbus Ishcomer
- Comby
- Corrine Chickaway
- Cravatt
- Curtis LeFlore
- Cyrus Hoklotubbe
D: 16 names
- Dale McCurtain
- Daniel Turnbull
- Davenport
- David Krebs
- Delilah Nail
- Della Belvin
- Denson
- Dessie Solomon
- Dewitt Farmer
- Dixon
- Dora Mae Dukes
- Dorothy Going
- Dovie Anderson
- Dukes
- Durant
- Dwight
E: 43 names
- Earl Hotubbee
- Earline Sam
- Easter Smallwood
- Eddie Lee Dukes
- Edgar Pyle
- Edith Impson
- Edmund Cravatt
- Edna Mae Garvin
- Effie Billy
- Effie Kincaid
- Eleanor Henry
- Eleanor Nail
- Eli Hotubbee
- Eli Wilson Turnbull
- Elias Brashears
- Elijah Juzan
- Eliza Ann Garland
- Eliza Hudson
- Eliza Jane Nowabbi
- Elizabeth Turnbull
- Ella Mae Hickman
- Ellen Billy
- Ellis Garland
- Elmira Cravatt
- Elsey Impson
- Elsie Jimmie
- Elsie Pusley
- Emeline Leader
- Emily Kincaid
- Emma Bobb
- Emma Jean Nelson
- Emmett Felihkatubbee
- Emmie Chitto
- Ephraim Hoklotubbe
- Essie Louis
- Essie Mae Chitto
- Estelle Isaac
- Ethel Dwight
- Eugene Folsom
- Eugene York
- Eunice Pyle
- Everidge
- Ezekiel Hampton
F: 13 names
- Fannie Tubby
- Farmer
- Felihkatubbee
- Felix Wade
- Fisher
- Flora Belvin
- Floyd Belvin
- Folsom
- Forbis Wesley
- Franchimastabé
- Frank Jefferson
- Franklin Tonihka
- Frazier
G: 14 names
- Gabriel Carterby
- Gardner
- Garland
- Garvin
- Gary Wayne Ludlow
- Gene Standley
- Geraldine Frazier
- Gibson
- Gilbert Cravatt
- Gladys Louis
- Glenda Batton
- Glenn Krebs
- Going
- Gracie Denson
H: 35 names
- Hampton
- Hampton Leader
- Hannah Standley
- Harkins
- Harriet Tonihka
- Harris Bohanon
- Harrison
- Harvey Byington
- Hatchootucknee (Snapping Turtle)
- Hattie Amos
- Hayward Gibson
- Hazel Marie McMillan
- Heleema
- Henry Sam
- Herman Comby
- Hester Pesantubbee
- Hickman
- Hiram Byington
- Hoentubbee
- Hoklotubbe
- Hollis Comby
- Homastubbee
- Homer
- Homer Ben
- Hopaii Iskitini (Little Leader)
- Hotema
- Hotubbee
- Houston Garland
- Houston Joe
- Howard Folsom
- Hoyt Denson
- Hubert Pitchlynn
- Hubert Willis
- Hudson
- Hunter
I: 13 names
- Icie McMillan
- Ida Mae Garvin
- Impson
- Ina York
- Irene Pitchlynn
- Isaac
- Isaac Durant
- Isaac Wesley Nail
- Isabelle Carnes
- Isham Choate
- Ishcomer
- Israel Nowabbi
- Iva Willis
J: 28 names
- Jackson
- Jackson Harkins
- Jacob Kaniatobe
- Jane Pusley
- Janie Comby
- Jasper Pitchlynn
- Jasper Thomas
- Jefferson
- Jefferson Garvin
- Jerry Ludlow
- Jesse Jim
- Jesse Lee Carterby
- Jesse McKinney
- Jimmie
- Jimmy Denson
- Jimmy Lee Turnbull
- Jincy Locke
- Joel Carnes
- Johnny LeFlore
- Johnny Ray Oakes
- Jonas Hampton
- Jones
- Josephine Juzan
- Josiah Pesantubbee
- Josie Joe
- Juanita Batton
- Julia Ishcomer
- Juzan
K: 8 names
- Kaniatobe
- Katie Steve
- Kenneth Nowabbi
- Kiliahote
- Kincaid
- Kirby Alex
- Krebs
- Kutteeotubbee
L: 46 names
- Lamar Comby
- Larry Joe Choate
- Larry Kaniatobe
- Laura Alex
- Laura Belle Nelson
- Laura Meashintubby
- Lavinia Hotema
- Leader
- LeFlore
- Lela Wallace
- Lemuel Hickman
- Lena Belle Choate
- Lennie John
- Leon McCurtain
- Leona Pesantubbee
- Leroy Batton
- Lester Hudson
- Lester Isaac
- Levi Durant
- Lewis
- Lewis McKinney
- Lillie Amos
- Lillie Mae Homer
- Linda Gibson
- Linda Sue Tubby
- Lizzie Garland
- Lloyd Cravatt
- Locke
- Logan Going
- Lola Carnes
- Lonnie Alex
- Lorene Hudson
- Loring Impson
- Lottie Locke
- Louis
- Louise Hudson
- Louise York
- Lucille Frazier
- Lucinda Nelson
- Lucy Ann Bobb
- Lucy Telle
- Ludlow
- Luke Hickman
- Lula Folsom
- Lula John
- Lyman Hotema
M: 42 names
- Mabel Hudson
- Mack Tubby
- Maggie John
- Malvina Leader
- Margaret Oakes
- Marie Tubby
- Marilyn Hotema
- Marshall Solomon
- Martha Ann Juzan
- Martha Brashears
- Martin
- Martin Everidge
- Mary Belle Belvin
- Mary Lou Locke
- Mary Tonihka
- Matilda Brashears
- Mattie Lou Farmer
- Mattie McMillan
- Maudie Jefferson
- McCurtain
- McKee Dwight
- McKinley Smallwood
- McKinney
- McMillan
- Meashintubby
- Melford Isaac
- Melvin Ray Hickman
- Melvina Noah
- Mildred LeFlore
- Milton McMillan
- Minerva Wesley
- Minnie Carnes
- Minnie Willis
- Mitchell Durant
- Mollie Dukes
- Morris
- Morris Felihkatubbee
- Moses Telle
- Moshulatubbee
- Mozelle Willis
- Murphy Chickaway
- Mushulatubbee
N: 17 names
- Nail
- Nancy Dwight
- Nancy Jane Hotubbee
- Nannie John
- Naomi Carnes
- Nathaniel Louis
- Nellie Mae Wade
- Nellie Nowabbi
- Nelson
- Newton Locke
- Nicey Noah
- Nicholas Chitto
- Nicholas Going
- Nitakechi
- Noah
- Nora Ben
- Nowabbi
O: 12 names
- Oakes
- Odessa Morris
- Odie Steve
- Ofahoma (Red Dog)
- Oklahombi
- Ola Pitchlynn
- Olen Jimmie
- Ollie Tubby
- Onie Ben
- Opal Dixon
- Osborne Ludlow
- Otis Solomon
P: 17 names
- Patsy Ann Meashintubby
- Pauline Oklahombi
- Pearl Folsom
- Peggy Homer
- Percy Chitto
- Pesantubbee
- Peter Veach
- Phoebe Frazier
- Pisatuntema
- Pitchlynn
- Porter Isaac
- Prentiss Chitto
- Preston Nelson
- Priscilla Tonihka
- Pushmataha
- Pusley
- Pyle
R: 20 names
- Ramona Garland
- Rayford Farmer
- Raymond Smallwood
- Reba Battiest
- Rebecca Harkins
- Reuben Billy
- Rex Denson
- Roberts
- Robinson Kaniatobe
- Roger Billy
- Ronnie Dale Oklahombi
- Rosa Standley
- Rosalie Tubby
- Rosanna Everidge
- Rosie Lee Ben
- Roy Lee McCurtain
- Ruby Lee Everidge
- Rufus Alex
- Ruth Dukes
- Ruthie Wesley
S: 37 names
- Sadie LeFlore
- Salina Battiest
- Sallie Ann Isaac
- Sally Frazier
- Sally Noah
- Sampson Bohanon
- Sarah Ann Nowabbi
- Sarah Bobb
- Sarah Jane Ishcomer
- Sealy Ishcomer
- Selina Brashears
- Semple
- Serena McKinney
- Sherman Solomon
- Shulush Humma (Red Shoes)
- Sidney Billy
- Sidney Morris
- Silas Harkins
- Sim Veach
- Simeon Kincaid
- Simon Dukes
- Simpson Standley
- Sina Standley
- Sissy Nail
- Smallwood
- Solomon
- Solomon Durant
- Sophia Leader
- Sophie Choate
- Spencer Chitto
- Standley
- Stella Frazier
- Stephen Wade
- Sudie Henry
- Susan Kaniatobe
- Susie Bohanon
- Susie Mae Felihkatubbee
T: 26 names
- Tabitha Brashears
- Taboca
- Tandy Hoklotubbe
- Tapenahoma
- Telle
- Tennessee Ludlow
- Terry Carterby
- Thelma Joe
- Thompson
- Thompson Oklahombi
- Timothy Going
- Tobias Eli Tonihka
- Tobias Oklahombi
- Tomatly Mingo
- Tonihka
- Travis Byington
- Tressie Willis
- Troy Tubby
- Truman Nail
- Tryphena Harkins
- Tubby
- Tullockchishko (Drinks the Juice of the Stone)
- Tunapinchuffa
- Turnbull
- Turner Veach
- Tushpa
V: 7 names
- Veach
- Velma Oklahombi
- Verna McKinney
- Vernon Pyle
- Vicey Hotema
- Viney Turnbull
- Virgil Folsom
W: 26 names
- Wade
- Walker
- Wallace
- Wallace Hotubbee
- Walton York
- Wanda Sue Pesantubbee
- Washington Krebs
- Wesley
- Wesley Veach
- Wicey Telle
- Wilburn Pusley
- Wiley Dixon
- Wiley Hampton
- Will Chickaway
- Willard Farmer
- Willie Lee Meashintubby
- Willie York
- Willis
- Wilma Batton
- Wilma Jean Carterby
- Wilson Carterby
- Wilson Lee Going
- Winnie Hoklotubbe
- Winston Anderson
- Woodrow Sam
- Wright
Y: 1 name
- York