Texan Name Generator
Real-sounding Texan names from ranch to Rio Grande
Generate Texan character names that sound like the people you would actually meet in Lubbock, Laredo or Luling: double first names like Darla Sue and Jo Nell, Tejano families like Treviño and Anzaldua, Czech and German Hill Country surnames, and good old boys called Dub, Hoss and Skeeter.
About Texan names
A Texan name has to sound like it came from somewhere specific, because Texas is really five or six places wearing one hat. East Texas and the Panhandle are Southern: Old Testament and frontier first names (Hollis, Clovis, Delbert, Earline) and double names that get used in full every time, so that Jo Nell is never just Jo and Billy Ray is never just Billy. South Texas and the Valley are Tejano, and surnames like Treviño, Cantu, Garza, Hinojosa, Anzaldua and Villarreal have been there since the Spanish land grants, long before Anglo settlement. The Hill Country and the Blackland Prairie were settled by Germans and Czechs, which is why a rancher outside Fredericksburg or West might be a Hoelscher, Zapalac, Kubena or Pfluger.
Nicknames are the other essential ingredient. Texans answer to Dub (for a W initial), Bubba, Hoss, Skeeter, Cotton, Stump, Tiny and Red for their whole lives, sometimes on ballots and headstones. Pair a nickname or a double first name with a surname from one of the regional traditions and you get a name that reads as Texan without a single cliché: Skeeter Lathrop, Hattie Mae Ragsdale, Ramiro Anzaldua, Lonnie Kallus.
The mix runs from oilfield and ranch country to Houston and the border towns, so you can place a character by name alone.
How to choose Texan names
- Match the surname to the part of Texas your character is from: Czech and German names for the Hill Country and Central Texas, Tejano names for South Texas and the Valley, Scots-Irish names for East Texas and the Panhandle.
- Use double first names in full every time (Darla Sue, Jo Nell, Billy Ray); a Texan character who lets people shorten it is breaking character.
- Nicknames carry across generations: Dub is the W initial, Bubba is the eldest brother, Junior and Sonny are the son named after dad, and Red, Cotton and Tiny describe hair or size.
- Mixed surnames are common and realistic, so a Tejana named Rosalinda Pruitt or a Czech-surnamed Marisol Kubena is perfectly plausible in modern Texas.
- For older generations (born before 1950) lean on Ola Mae, Earline, Delbert, Orville and Hollis; for characters under 40 use Kaylee, Shelby, Tanner, Cade and Colt with the same surnames.
Frequently asked questions
What makes a name sound Texan rather than generally Southern?
Mostly the surnames. Tejano names (Treviño, Garza, Cantu, Hinojosa) and Czech or German Hill Country names (Zapalac, Kubena, Hoelscher, Pfluger) are distinctively Texan, while the double first names and nicknames are shared with the rest of the South. Put the two together and the name reads as Texas.
Are double names like Jo Nell and Billy Ray still used?
Yes, especially in small towns and among people born before the 1980s. Younger Texans are more likely to carry a single first name, but the tradition continues in families, and a double name is an instant signal that a character has rural or small-town roots.
Where do Texas nicknames like Dub, Bubba and Hoss come from?
Dub is simply the letter W said aloud, for men with a W first initial. Bubba comes from a toddler's attempt at 'brother.' Hoss means a big, strong man, and Skeeter, Cotton, Red and Stump describe size, hair or build. Many Texans use these names legally and professionally.
Can I use these Texan names for a novel, screenplay or game?
Yes. The names combine common Texas given names and surnames and are not tied to specific living people, so they work for fiction, tabletop characters, screenplays and placeholder data.
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All 500 Texan names
A: 19 names
- Ace Childress
- Ada Lee Carmichael
- Ada Mae Windham
- Adela Saldivar
- Agustin Ibarra
- Alberto Galvan
- Alfredo Cisneros
- Alicia Anzaldua
- Alma Ruth Hutto
- Amado Montemayor
- Amalia Falcon
- Amon Dittmar
- Amos Steinhauser
- Ana Maria Serna
- Araceli Navarro
- Ardell Toliver
- Arlene Kay Satterfield
- Armando Ybarra
- Aurelio Peña
B: 23 names
- Beatriz Cuellar
- Belinda Tamez
- Bernice Giddings
- Bert Kaspar
- Berta Mae Isbell
- Bertha Mae Felts
- Beto Villanueva
- Betty Lou Gilliland
- Billie Jean Wilhite
- Birdie Lou Tolbert
- Birdie Sue Bagley
- Blanca Elizondo
- Bo Eddleman
- Bobbie Nell Grissom
- Bobby Lee Haag
- Bonnie Faye Chastain
- Booker Pettway
- Boone Ratliff
- Buck Scoggins
- Buddy Barfield
- Burl Rusk
- Buster Dimmitt
- Butch Ratliff
C: 34 names
- Cade Rainwater
- Cal Wooldridge
- Candelario Reyna
- Carmen Cardenas
- Carol Ann McCullough
- Cash Brazos
- Catfish Heflin
- Cedric Wilkins
- Celestino Peña
- Celia Ann Grissom
- Cesar Mata
- Chance Swisher
- Chente Hinojosa
- Chester Wukasch
- Cheyenne Ragsdale
- Chuy Sandoval
- Cindy Lou Barfield
- Cipriano Villarreal
- Clarence Nunn
- Clem Haskell
- Cleotha Banks
- Clint Youngblood
- Clovis Kight
- Codi Lynn Shirley
- Colt Waggoner
- Concepcion Tijerina
- Connie Sue Lindsey
- Conrad Mueller
- Consuelo Escobar
- Cora Lee Haskell
- Cornelius Dorsey
- Cotton Tisdale
- Coy Ainsworth
- Curly Bost
D: 29 names
- Dagoberto Garza
- Dallas Stroud
- Dalton Kleberg
- Darla Sue Blalock
- Darnell Coleman
- Dawson Maverick
- Debbie Kay Threadgill
- Delbert Alford
- Delfina Hinojosa
- Delia Longoria
- Dell Upshur
- Delmer Huffines
- Delwin Satterfield
- Demetrius Holloway
- Dena Kay Jobe
- Denton Carmichael
- Dewayne Sowell
- Dewey Milsap
- Dinah Lathrop
- Dixie Lee Wooten
- Doc Haskell
- Dolly Sue Hogg
- Dolores Chapa
- Domingo Cortez
- Dooley Hockley
- Dottie Sue Huffines
- Doyle Stroud
- Duane Hajek
- Dub Threadgill
E: 25 names
- Earlene Reeder
- Earline Hutto
- Earnestine Bolden
- Elijah Pickett
- Eliseo Quintanilla
- Ella Mae Dockery
- Ellen Kay Bost
- Ellis Throckmorton
- Elmer Beseda
- Eloisa Ochoa
- Emmett Vanek
- Emmy Lou Barfield
- Ernest Mayfield
- Ernestine Hines
- Esmeralda Alanis
- Esperanza De Leon
- Esperanza Ibarra
- Esther Mae Colquitt
- Etta Pearl Sterling
- Eula Mae Whitmire
- Eunice Kight
- Eusebio Falcon
- Evangelina Zamora
- Ezell Holloway
- Ezequiel Rangel
F: 14 names
- Fabian Guajardo
- Faith Ann Dabney
- Fannie Lou Eakin
- Faustino Guerra
- Faye Lynn Shirley
- Felicitas Treviño
- Felix Cavazos
- Fern Hollimon
- Fidencio Reyna
- Florencio Salinas
- Flossie Jobe
- Fran Kubala
- Francisca Pacheco
- Frankie Sue Guthrie
G: 17 names
- Garland Rutledge
- Garrett Harbin
- Gayla Jernigan
- Gaylon Fannin
- Geneva Lowrance
- Georgia Lee McKinney
- Gil Zbranek
- Gilberto Galindo
- Glenda Faye Hockley
- Gloria Salinas
- Goose Windham
- Gracie Mae Jernigan
- Graciela Saldivar
- Graciela Zavala
- Grady Wilhite
- Gregorio Herrera
- Guadalupe Cavazos
H: 19 names
- Hal Eckhardt
- Hank Oden
- Harlan Chisholm
- Hattie Mae Ragsdale
- Hayden Fannin
- Hazel Bost
- Hector Canales
- Heriberto Cantu
- Heriberto Serna
- Herminia Vela
- Herschel Bonham
- Hilario Montemayor
- Hilda Rangel
- Hiram Chisholm
- Hollis Dabney
- Homer Shealy
- Hondo Wilhite
- Hortencia Rios
- Hub Wharton
I: 10 names
- Idalia Pacheco
- Ignacio Tijerina
- Ima Jean Halsell
- Ima Nell Newsom
- Imelda Mireles
- Ira Novak
- Irene Zavala
- Irma Hinojosa
- Isaiah Toliver
- Ismael Cuellar
J: 30 names
- Jace Pendleton
- Jackie Sue Moody
- Jaime Treviño
- Jake Krenek
- Janet Lee Maverick
- Janie Ruth Baskin
- Javier Canales
- Javier Medina
- Jean Ann Swisher
- Jeanette Ragsdale
- Jeb Hagood
- Jenna Kay Pruitt
- Jermaine Banks
- Jerrie Lynn Boggs
- Jessie Mae Sabine
- Jimbo Kimble
- Jimmie Lee Buckner
- Jimmie Sue Abernathy
- Jo Ann Pecos
- Jo Beth Calhoun
- Jo Ellen Gilmore
- Jo Nell Truitt
- Joe Bob Tankersley
- Jolene Abernathy
- Josefina Saenz
- Joyce Ann Wharton
- Juanita Navarro
- Jud Kleberg
- Julio Montemayor
- Junior Pettus
K: 8 names
- Kacey Lynn Dabney
- Kari Beth Sterling
- Kathy Nell Felts
- Kay Lynn Sparkman
- Kelli Jo Milam
- Kendra Fenwick
- Knox Carmichael
- Kristy Lynn Blalock
L: 43 names
- LaDonna Sims
- Lamar Broadnax
- Lamont Dorsey
- Lane Burnet
- Larry Don Alford
- Laura Lee Heflin
- Lavell Gilmore
- Laverne Colquitt
- Lavonne Sue Sterling
- Leann Abernathy
- Lefty Rainwater
- Leigh Ann Weatherby
- Lela Mae Threadgill
- Leland Hoelscher
- Leon Schroeder
- Leona Mae Fenwick
- Leonel Gutierrez
- Leroy Calloway
- Levi Culbertson
- Libby Ann Yates
- Librado Reyna
- Lidia Maldonado
- Linda Sue Isbell
- Lindy Sue McCullough
- Lizzie Kay Cowart
- Lola Mae Autry
- Lonnie Kallus
- Lorene Mae Cowart
- Louise Ann Kimble
- Lourdes Peña
- Lowell Freitag
- Loyd Oestreich
- Lucia Arredondo
- Lucille Weatherby
- Luis Alanis
- Lula Mae Vick
- Lupe Reyna
- Lupe Tamez
- Lupita Treviño
- Lurleen Baskin
- Luz Cisneros
- Luz Maria Cardenas
- Lyle Vasut
M: 46 names
- Mabel Lowrance
- Madge Ainsworth
- Madge Colquitt
- Magdalena Mata
- Maggie Lou Nall
- Mamie Lou Yoakum
- Manuel Zuniga
- Marcelino Cuellar
- Marcy Ann Hutto
- Margarito Solis
- Maria Elena Guerra
- Maribel Rios
- Maricela Olivarez
- Marisela Ybarra
- Marisol Arredondo
- Marjorie Ann Moody
- Marla Dean Parmer
- Marlene Hogg
- Marquis Daniels
- Marta Rocha
- Martha Nell Godwin
- Martha Nell Sabine
- Martina Rangel
- Mary Beth Hollimon
- Mary Jo Cowart
- Mary Kay Tisdale
- Mary Lou Farrar
- Maudie Duckworth
- Max Lindemann
- Maximo Rocha
- Maxine Reeder
- Melba Jean Keeling
- Mercedes Vela
- Merle Culbertson
- Mildred Haag
- Millie Ann Dement
- Mindy Sue Farrar
- Minerva Cavazos
- Minnie Pearl Keeling
- Mirna Ochoa
- Moises Rangel
- Molly Jo Yoakum
- Monty Pecos
- Moses Whitfield
- Myra Jean Rusk
- Myrtle Ann Upshur
N: 14 names
- Nancy Jo Oden
- Nelda Ruth Cagle
- Nell Rose Ledbetter
- Nestor Morales
- Nettie Mae Satterfield
- Nicanor Zuniga
- Nicolas Villarreal
- Ninfa Galindo
- Nita Jo Carrington
- Noe Benavides
- Noemi Maldonado
- Nora Lozano
- Norma Linda Guajardo
- Norma Ochoa
O: 14 names
- Odell Washington
- Odis Pettway
- Ofelia Galindo
- Ola Faye Lowrance
- Ola Mae Rutherford
- Olivia Navarro
- Ollie Zapalac
- Opal Lee Buckner
- Ora Lee Pruitt
- Orlando Tamez
- Orval Siebert
- Orville Parmer
- Otha Crawford
- Otis Calloway
P: 14 names
- Pablo Longoria
- Patsy Ann Throckmorton
- Peanut Tolbert
- Pearl Ann Hardin
- Pedro Anzaldua
- Peggy Sue Nall
- Penny Sue Brazos
- Percy Mayfield
- Petra Alanis
- Petra Lozano
- Pokey Bledsoe
- Polly Ann McNeese
- Porfirio Garza
- Priscilla Elizondo
Q: 1 name
- Quincy Jernigan
R: 41 names
- Rafael Uresti
- Ramiro Anzaldua
- Ramon Escobar
- Raquel Elizondo
- Raul Falcon
- Raymundo De Leon
- Reba Jo Pruitt
- Rebeca Canales
- Red Whitmire
- Reese Culbertson
- Refugia Tamez
- Reginald Freeman
- Rey Gutierrez
- Reyna Escobar
- Reynaldo Zuniga
- Rhonda Gail Hamm
- Ricardo Leal
- Roberto Nava
- Rocio Cardenas
- Rogelio Barrera
- Rolando Galindo
- Romeo Cantu
- Roosevelt Sprott
- Rosa Maria Mata
- Rosalinda Solis
- Rosalva Padilla
- Rosario Guajardo
- Rose Marie Sabine
- Rosendo Zamora
- Ross Kutac
- Roxanne Gilliland
- Royal Whitmire
- Royce McNeese
- Ruben Vela
- Ruby Fay Askew
- Ruby Nell Pendleton
- Rudy Chapa
- Ruperto Mireles
- Rusty Dockery
- Ruth Ellen Gebhardt
- Ruthie Mae Tolbert
S: 34 names
- Sally Jo Hagood
- Salvador De Los Santos
- Sandra Kay Pettus
- Sandy Jo Chastain
- Sandy Kay Ledbetter
- Sanjuana Mireles
- Sanjuanita Saenz
- Santiago Leal
- Santos Cisneros
- Scooter Guthrie
- Sergio Nava
- Sharla Kay Moody
- Shelby Lynn Burnet
- Sherri Lynn Godwin
- Shirley Ann Eakin
- Sissy Mae Grissom
- Sissy Tankersley
- Skeet Eddleman
- Skeeter Lathrop
- Skip Hebert
- Slim Lindsey
- Smitty Crockett
- Socorro Guerra
- Socorro Olivarez
- Sofia Benavides
- Soledad Villanueva
- Sonny Bonham
- Sparky Hamm
- Stetson Burleson
- Stoney Ratliff
- Stump Dimmitt
- Sue Ann Yancey
- Sue Ellen Hollimon
- Susie Mae Calloway
T: 29 names
- T-Bone Swisher
- Tammie Sue Childress
- Tammy Jo Rutherford
- Tanner Godwin
- Tate Childress
- Tavares Lyons
- Ted Sladek
- Teena Marie Vick
- Teofilo Saenz
- Teresa Villarreal
- Terrell Whitfield
- Tex Rutledge
- Thelma Lou Askew
- Tina Marie Calhoun
- Tiny Gilliland
- Tommie Faye Bagley
- Tommy Joe Sparkman
- Tonya Gail Yancey
- Trina Gail Harbin
- Tripp McGehee
- Trish Wooldridge
- Troy Don Waddell
- Trudy Weatherby
- Truman Pfluger
- Tucker Throckmorton
- Tuffy Bonham
- Twila Satterfield
- Twyla Newsom
- Tyrell Sowell
U: 1 name
- Ulises Salinas
V: 9 names
- Valentin Rios
- Velma Dean Bailes
- Velma Jean Oden
- Vera Lee Scoggins
- Vernon Klecka
- Victor Uresti
- Viola Mae Dement
- Violet Mae Carrington
- Virgie Mabry
W: 17 names
- Wade Yancey
- Walt Hoelscher
- Wanda Lou Sparkman
- Wanda Sue Mayfield
- Ward Kubena
- Waylon Keeling
- Wenceslao Ybarra
- Wes Farrar
- Wilbur Matocha
- Willa Dean Lathrop
- Willard Horak
- Wilma Jean Bagley
- Woodrow Pecos
- Woodrow Tolliver
- Woody Hockley
- Wyatt Fannin
- Wylie Hamm
Y: 5 names
- Yesenia Medina
- Ygnacio Chapa
- Yolanda Cantu
- Yolanda Ibarra
- Yvonne Cortez