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Mafia Gang Name Generator

Crime Families, Crews, Outfits and Syndicates

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Generate mafia gang names in the style of real and fictional crime families: Italian-American families, neighborhood crews, Prohibition-era outfits, and international syndicates. Built for crime novels, mob RPGs, GTA-style games, and screenplays.

About mafia gang names

Real mafia gangs are almost never named by their members. The Gambino, Genovese and Bonanno families were labelled by the FBI and the press after the boss who ran them at the time; the members themselves just called it "this thing of ours" (Cosa Nostra) or "the family." That is why the most authentic mafia gang names follow the pattern surname + Family, Crew, Outfit or Organization: the Moretti Crime Family, the Marchetti Outfit, the DeLuca Syndicate. Fictional mobs from The Godfather (Corleone, Barzini, Tattaglia) and Grand Theft Auto (Forelli, Leone, Sindacco) copy exactly this convention.

Below the family sits the crew, and crews are named after turf: the Bay Ridge Crew, the Arthur Avenue Boys, the Ravenite Social Club, the Fulton Fish Market Boys. Prohibition-era gangs and pre-mafia street gangs had far more colourful names, such as the Purple Gang, the Dead Rabbits, Murder Inc. and Egan's Rats, and those work well when you want a rougher, older feel. International syndicates (Bratva, Camorra, 'Ndrangheta, Yamaguchi-gumi, the Kray Firm) round out the list for stories that leave New York.

The generator mixes real historical names, well-known fictional families and original names built on the same rules. Original entries use genuine Sicilian, Neapolitan and Calabrian surnames, so they sound like something an FBI indictment might actually cite.

Tips for choosing a name

  • Pick a family name that fits your boss: a mafia family is named after whoever runs it, so choose the surname of your don first and let the gang name follow.
  • Use crews for smaller units. A protagonist rarely runs the whole family; give them a neighbourhood crew (the Canarsie Crew, the Mulberry Street Crew) inside a larger family.
  • Match the era. Surname + Family suits post-1931 organised crime; nicknamed gangs like the Whyos or Purple Gang suit the 1850s–1930s.
  • Check real-world overlap before publishing. Names of real families and cartels are fine for historical fiction, but original surnames avoid confusion in contemporary stories.
  • For games, pair each gang with a colour, a business front and a home neighbourhood so the name instantly signals identity to players.

Frequently asked questions

How are mafia gangs actually named?

Most American mafia families are named by law enforcement and journalists after a prominent boss (Gambino, Lucchese, Colombo). Members refer to the organisation as the family, the outfit or simply "our thing," and to smaller units as crews, usually identified by neighbourhood or the capo who runs them.

Can I use these mafia gang names in my novel or game?

Original names such as the Moretti Crime Family or the Harbor Kings are free to use for any project. Real gangs and cartels are historical facts you can reference, but avoid implying real people committed fictional crimes, and check trademarks for names tied to films or games (Corleone, Forelli).

What is the difference between a family, a crew and an outfit?

A family is the whole organisation under a boss. A crew is a smaller unit of soldiers led by a capo, often tied to a neighbourhood. Outfit is regional slang, most famously the Chicago Outfit, for the same kind of organisation.

Are these names only Italian-American?

No. The list includes Russian Bratva groups, the Neapolitan Camorra and Calabrian 'Ndrangheta, Mexican and Colombian cartels, Japanese yakuza syndicates, Chinese triads and British firms, alongside original names for each style.

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  • The Moretti Crime Family
  • The Castellano Family
  • The Bonaventura Family
  • The DeLuca Syndicate
  • The Fioravanti Family
  • The Marchetti Outfit
  • The Scarpelli Crime Family
  • The Vitale Family
  • The Lombardi Brotherhood
  • The Caruso Family
  • The Ferrante Crime Family
  • The Rizzuto Organization
  • The Santangelo Family
  • The Barbieri Outfit
  • The Grimaldi Crime Family
  • The Manzella Family
  • The DiSalvo Family
  • The Cattaneo Syndicate
  • The Amato Crime Family
  • The Trapani Family
  • The Falcone Family
  • The Sorrentino Organization
  • The Provenzano Family
  • The Bellomo Family
  • The Ricci Crime Family
  • The Napolitano Family
  • The Cusumano Family
  • The Petrocelli Outfit
  • The Iacovelli Crime Family
  • The Mancuso Family
  • The Corleone Family
  • The Barzini Family
  • The Tattaglia Family
  • The Stracci Family
  • The Cuneo Family
  • The DiMeo Crime Family
  • The Lupertazzi Family
  • The Forelli Family
  • The Leone Family
  • The Sindacco Family
  • The Ancelotti Family
  • The Pegorino Family
  • The Gambetti Family
  • The Messina Family
  • The Salieri Family
  • The Morello Family
  • The Vinci Family
  • The Clemente Family
  • The Marcano Family
  • The Prizzi Family
  • The Bay Ridge Crew
  • The Mulberry Street Crew
  • The Arthur Avenue Boys
  • The Bensonhurst Crew
  • The Ozone Park Crew
  • The Howard Beach Crew
  • The Canarsie Crew
  • The Federal Hill Crew
  • The North End Boys
  • The South Philly Crew
  • The Taylor Street Boys
  • The Cicero Crew
  • The Grand Avenue Crew
  • The Pizza Connection
  • The Fulton Fish Market Boys
  • The Waterfront Crew
  • The Bergin Crew
  • The Ravenite Social Club
  • The Palma Boys
  • The Café Sorrento Crew
  • The Concrete Club
  • The Garment District Crew
  • The Union Hall Boys
  • The Docksiders
  • The Carting Crew
  • The Numbers Boys
  • The Bookmakers' Ring
  • The Loan Shark Crew
  • The Hijackers
  • The Chop Shop Crew
  • The Chicago Outfit
  • The Kansas City Outfit
  • The Cleveland Syndicate
  • The Buffalo Arm
  • The Pittsburgh Family
  • The New Orleans Family
  • The Tampa Family
  • The Milwaukee Family
  • The Denver Outfit
  • The Rochester Family
  • The Steel City Syndicate
  • The Motor City Partnership
  • The Windy City Outfit
  • The Big Easy Family
  • The Twin Cities Combination
  • The Bay Area Family
  • The Las Vegas Skim
  • The Havana Connection
  • The Montreal Family
  • The Hamilton Family
  • The Sicilian Faction
  • The Zip Crew
  • The Corleonesi
  • The Cupola
  • The Honored Society
  • The Black Hand
  • La Mano Nera
  • Cosa Nostra
  • The Commission
  • The Five Families
  • Murder Inc.
  • The Purple Gang
  • The Westies
  • The Winter Hill Gang
  • The Dead Rabbits
  • The Five Points Gang
  • The Whyos
  • The Eastman Gang
  • The Gophers
  • The Hudson Dusters
  • The Bowery Boys
  • The Plug Uglies
  • The Forty Thieves
  • Egan's Rats
  • The Cuckoo Gang
  • The Bugs and Meyer Mob
  • The Broadway Mob
  • The Seven Group
  • The Mayfield Road Mob
  • The North Side Gang
  • The Terrible Gennas
  • The Rum Row Runners
  • The Bootleggers' Combine
  • The Speakeasy Syndicate
  • The Bratva
  • The Solntsevskaya Bratva
  • The Vory v Zakone
  • The Tambov Gang
  • The Odessa Mob
  • The Camorra
  • The 'Ndrangheta
  • The Sacra Corona Unita
  • The Stidda
  • The Sinaloa Cartel
  • Los Zetas
  • The Gulf Cartel
  • The Medellín Cartel
  • The Cali Cartel
  • The 14K Triad
  • Sun Yee On
  • Wo Shing Wo
  • The Yamaguchi-gumi
  • The Sumiyoshi-kai
  • The Inagawa-kai
  • The Irish Mob
  • The Albanian Mafia
  • The Serbian Clan
  • The Georgian Thieves
  • Armenian Power
  • The Marseille Milieu
  • The Unione Corse
  • The Penose
  • The Kray Firm
  • The Richardson Gang
  • The Adams Family
  • The Clerkenwell Crime Syndicate
  • The Peaky Blinders
  • The Sabini Gang
  • The Brighton Mob
  • The Vendetta Crew
  • The Omertà Society
  • The Silent Brotherhood
  • The Iron Fist Syndicate
  • The Midnight Collectors
  • The Ash Street Butchers
  • The Harbor Kings
  • The Blackjack Boys
  • The Velvet Glove Crew
  • The Battaglia Crime Family
  • The Genovesi Family
  • The Palermo Outfit
  • The Russo Crime Family
  • The Colombo Organization
  • The Esposito Family
  • The Ferrara Syndicate
  • The Marino Crime Family
  • The Greco Family
  • The Bruno Family
  • The Romano Crime Family
  • The Gallo Outfit
  • The Conti Family
  • The DeMarco Crime Family
  • The Rinaldi Family
  • The Sanfilippo Family
  • The Cannizzaro Crime Family
  • The Lo Piccolo Family
  • The Inzerillo Family
  • The Badalamenti Organization
  • The Riina Faction
  • The Bontate Family
  • The Spatola Family
  • The Gambacorta Family
  • The Mazzarella Family
  • The Contini Family
  • The Licciardi Family
  • The Nuvoletta Family
  • The Giuliano Crew
  • The Misso Family
  • The Piromalli Family
  • The Pelle Family
  • The Barbaro Family
  • The Mammoliti Family
  • The Condello Family
  • The Strangio Family
  • The DeStefano Crime Family
  • The Tegano Family
  • The Cordi Family
  • The Alvaro Family
  • The Vottari Family
  • The Nirta Family
  • The Pesce Family
  • The Bellocco Family
  • The Aquino Family
  • The Coluccio Family
  • The Papalia Family
  • The Ursino Family
  • The Aiello Crime Family
  • The Manfredi Family
  • The Cardinale Family
  • The Puglisi Family
  • The Corrao Family
  • The Sciortino Family
  • The Bonsignore Family
  • The Terranova Family
  • The Randazzo Crime Family
  • The Lo Cascio Family
  • The Vasile Family
  • The Ciccone Outfit
  • The Testa Family
  • The Scalise Family
  • The Marotta Family
  • The Costanzo Family
  • The DiGiacomo Family
  • The Bruzzese Family
  • The Ferraro Crime Family
  • The Sabatini Family
  • The Ianniello Family
  • The Vaccaro Family
  • The Zappia Family
  • The Cerullo Family
  • The Ruggiero Family
  • The Adamo Family
  • The Milano Crime Family
  • The Perna Family
  • The Cavallaro Family
  • The Riccobono Family
  • The Galante Family
  • The Persico Organization
  • The Orena Faction
  • The Colletti Family
  • The Alderisio Outfit
  • The Aiuppa Family
  • The Ferriola Crew
  • The Cerone Faction
  • The Accardo Organization
  • The Fratianno Crew
  • The Dragna Family
  • The Licata Family
  • The Brooklier Family
  • The Bruno-Scarfo Family
  • The Merlino Crew
  • The Natale Crew
  • The Bufalino Family
  • The Magaddino Family
  • The Todaro Family
  • The Patriarca Family
  • The Angiulo Crew
  • The Zerilli Family
  • The Tocco Family
  • The Giacalone Crew
  • The Licavoli Family
  • The Porrello Brothers
  • The Lonardo Family
  • The Civella Family
  • The Marcello Family
  • The Trafficante Family
  • The Balistrieri Family
  • The Smaldone Family
  • The Cotroni Family
  • The Violi Faction
  • The Musitano Family
  • The Luppino Family
  • The Siderno Group
  • The Commisso Family
  • The Bergen County Crew
  • The Newark Crew
  • The Down Neck Boys
  • The Elizabeth Crew
  • The Bloomfield Avenue Crew
  • The Belleville Crew
  • The Hoboken Crew
  • The Jersey Shore Crew
  • The Atlantic City Skim
  • The Passyunk Avenue Crew
  • The Ninth Street Market Boys
  • The Wildwood Crew
  • The Little Italy Crew
  • The Elizabeth Street Boys
  • The Prince Street Crew
  • The Knickerbocker Avenue Crew
  • The Ridgewood Crew
  • The Astoria Crew
  • The Corona Crew
  • The Whitestone Crew
  • The Throggs Neck Crew
  • The Morris Park Crew
  • The Pelham Bay Crew
  • The Belmont Avenue Boys
  • The Bath Beach Crew
  • The Gravesend Crew
  • The Dyker Heights Crew
  • The Red Hook Crew
  • The Coney Island Crew
  • The Sheepshead Bay Crew
  • The Bushwick Crew
  • The Greenpoint Crew
  • The Williamsburg Crew
  • The Todt Hill Crew
  • The Massapequa Crew
  • The Hunts Point Market Crew
  • The Kennedy Airport Boys
  • The Longshoremen's Crew
  • The Cement Cartel
  • The Card Room Crew
  • The Policy Bank
  • The Sports Book Crew
  • The Shylock Crew
  • The Truck Hijacking Crew
  • The Fence Crew
  • The Chinatown Connection
  • The Little Havana Crew
  • The Miami Beach Crew
  • The Hialeah Crew
  • The Ybor City Crew
  • The French Quarter Crew
  • The Hill Crew
  • The Elmwood Park Crew
  • The Melrose Park Crew
  • The Rush Street Crew
  • The Twenty-Sixth Street Crew
  • The Rockford Family
  • The Madison Family
  • The Youngstown Faction
  • The Collinwood Crew
  • The Murray Hill Crew
  • The Larimer Avenue Crew
  • The Scranton Family
  • The Wilkes-Barre Crew
  • The Providence Crew
  • The Revere Crew
  • The Charlestown Crew
  • The New Haven Family
  • The Wooster Square Crew
  • The Utica Family
  • The Niagara Falls Crew
  • The Los Angeles Family
  • The Mickey Mouse Mafia
  • The San Jose Family
  • The San Francisco Family
  • The Dallas Family
  • The Tucson Family
  • The Reno Skim
  • The Lake Tahoe Crew
  • The Palm Springs Crew
  • The Hollywood Crew
  • The Count Room Crew
  • The Wire Room Crew
  • The Woodbridge Crew
  • The Saint-Léonard Crew
  • The Rizzuto-Cotroni Alliance
  • The Halifax Waterfront Crew
  • The Cutolo Faction
  • The Nuova Camorra Organizzata
  • The Nuova Famiglia
  • The Secondigliano Alliance
  • The Casalesi Clan
  • The Scampia Clan
  • The Forcella Clan
  • The Sanità Clan
  • The Spanish Quarter Clan
  • The Ponticelli Clan
  • The Ercolano Clan
  • The Torre Annunziata Clan
  • The Porta Nuova Family
  • The Ciaculli Family
  • The Brancaccio Family
  • The Santa Maria di Gesù Family
  • The Resuttana Family
  • The Noce Family
  • The Uditore Family
  • The Partinico Family
  • The Mazara Family
  • The Catania Family
  • The Gela Stidda
  • The Agrigento Family
  • The Locride 'Ndrine
  • The San Luca 'Ndrina
  • The Platì 'Ndrina
  • The Gioia Tauro 'Ndrina
  • The Rosarno 'Ndrina
  • The Reggio Calabria Mandamento
  • The Crotone 'Ndrina
  • The Sacra Corona Libera
  • The Mala del Brenta
  • The Banda della Magliana
  • The Corsican Brotherhood
  • The Brise de Mer
  • The Ferrières Clan
  • The Milieu Lyonnais
  • The Belgian Connection
  • The Antwerp Diamond Crew
  • The Rotterdam Docks Crew
  • The Amsterdam Ring
  • The Turkish Mafia
  • The Kurdish Clans
  • The Balkan Route Cartel
  • The Zemun Clan
  • The Surčin Clan
  • The Kavač Clan
  • The Škaljari Clan
  • The Naples Connection
  • The Bulgarian Brotherhood
  • The Chechen Brigade
  • The Izmailovskaya Bratva
  • The Orekhovskaya Bratva
  • The Malyshev Gang
  • The Uralmash Gang
  • The Kutaisi Clan
  • The Tbilisi Clan
  • The Bellafiore Crime Family
  • The Tramontana Outfit
  • The Sciarra Family
  • The Vitelli Syndicate
  • The Panebianco Family
  • The Del Vecchio Crime Family
  • The Mangiafico Family
  • The Zappone Organization
  • The Lo Presti Family
  • The Cardamone Crime Family
  • The Ravello Family
  • The Sgarlata Brotherhood
  • The Torrisi Outfit
  • The Fabbricante Family
  • The Montefiore Syndicate
  • The Guarnieri Family
  • The Bonavita Crime Family
  • The Occhipinti Family
  • The Palladino Organization
  • The Serafino Family
  • The Castrogiovanni Crew
  • The Della Rocca Family
  • The Verrastro Family
  • The Iannuzzi Outfit
  • The Marsala Family
  • The Canal Street Collectors
  • The Riverside Docks Crew
  • The Sixth Ward Boys
  • The Ironbound Crew
  • The Bleecker Street Boys
  • The Meatpacking Crew
  • The Boardwalk Boys
  • The Fish Pier Crew
  • The Salt Water Syndicate
  • The Cannery Row Boys
  • The Foundry Street Crew
  • The Rail Yard Crew
  • The Cold Storage Crew
  • The Tunnel Boys
  • The Cigar Factory Crew
  • The Bocce Club Crew
  • The Bakery Boys
  • The Laundry Route Crew
  • The Vending Machine Crew
  • The Jukebox Racket
  • The Silver Flask Gang
  • The Broken Bottle Boys
  • The Midnight Freight Syndicate
  • The Blue Moon Mob
  • The Bathtub Gin Ring
  • The Copper Still Combine
  • The Northshore Rum Runners
  • The Barrel House Gang
  • The Black Cadillac Crew
  • The Golden Fleece Syndicate
  • The Marble Hall Society
  • The Grey Fedora Club
  • The Two Rivers Combination
  • The Copperhead Syndicate
  • The Salt Flats Outfit
  • The Coal Country Family

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