What are some ritzy family names?

Question

You know, like old money kinda names. Any national origin. I'm writing these stories and can't grasp what the characters' names are. I know they are ritzy, but that's the most I can come up with. Any help would be appreciated!

Answer 1

For American "old money" think of the following families:

Rockefeller

Guggenheim

Ford

Mellon

Dupont

Astor

Vanderbilt

Cabot

Lowell

Belmont

Frick

Morgan

Payne-Whitney

Getty

Ford

Kennedy

Hearst

Answer 2

Define "ritzy" to yourself and you will have your answer!

Answer 3

Rockefeller

Morgan

Carnegie

Hilton

Kennedy

Rozenthal

Sheraton

Answer 4

I always think of the "Van" names as sounding pretty ritzy... I guess because of Vanderbilt.  A few that I like are:

Van Dorn

Van Amber

Van der Heide

Vanderwolven [my fave surname ever!]

Bentley is another good one.  Or anything that ends in "worth" or "ington":

Ellsworth

Kennilsworth

Biltworth

Worthington

Bellington

Norrington

Answer 5

Has anyone said Bartelby yet thats ritzy so is Davenport. First names can be Portia, Evian, Ivanka.

Answer 6

Actually, names themselves are not ritzy.   If John D. Rockefeller never made a fortune and was a storekeeper, craftsman, or office clerk, his name would have still been Rockefeller.  That is true of almost any name people think are ritzy.