Okay, so, I’ve been working on my academic stuff and when I do, I often come across people with such unique last names.
Maybe they’re not unique to you, but they are to me, and also make me realize that I don’t need to overthink my character last names being weird or too unique.
Overturf (A nice one. Sounds like a dystopian fantasy rebel name.)
Sandilands (I read this as “sandy lands” I know the “i” is probably short, but I like it my way XD)
Fortunati (It’s fortunate!)
Muscio (do they, perhaps, like music?)
Zendehdel (Looks awesome and could be turned into a first name.)
I once ended up sitting with 3 cubicle mates that made me feel like I was on a quest for something. Their names, I kid you not were
Kevan VanDerKamp, Crimson Zhu and Linden Morningstar…
There is also this Russian figure skater, who has a very common Russian last name, Popov. But the worst mistake a skater can make, is to ‘pop’ a jump (miss rotations). And, well, when my favs compete, including Popov fellow, I blow up balloons and put their names on them. But my cat clandestinely pops the balloons in the middle of the night. Last Saturday he (cat) popped Popov’s balloon, after which Popov popped a lutz… but he still got bronze and qualified for nationals, so dear Marshmallow the Cat, you plan didn’t work!
Morningstar is a type of a flailing weapon. And the cat is such a softie that he actually delicately bites the balloons, to deflate then, instead of popping them with a huge sound effect.