D100 Medieval surnames that are now extinct or critically endangered for your (N)PC 0 ▲ Goblin's Henchman 6 hours ago · History · hide · 0 comments I recently pondered the idea that surnames must at some point merge into one single name. A bit of digging suggest that this (in theory) will happen under the Galton-Watson process.Anyway, it occurred to me that many medieval names must have died out. The below list is a 100 British medieval names that are extinct or critically endangered. I figured they would fit for names in a D&D type game. D100 Medieval surnames for your (N)PC. Arbalester (Extinct – Crossbowman) Atte- clif / gallow / gate / hatch / lake / lane / moor / pond / sea / shaw / rbery / rbrooke / town / well / wood (Extinct – At the…) Billeter (Extinct – A maker of iron fittings or official record-keeper) Birdwhistle (Ultra-Rare – Nesting river fork dweller) Bladesmith (Extinct – Sword and dagger blade smith) Bread (Ultra-Rare – Baker or bread seller) Broiderer (Extinct – Vestment and tapestry embroiderer) Bucker (Extinct – Saddle-tree or buckram maker) Burlor (Extinct – Cloth knot and impurity picker) Bythe- brook /… No comments yet. Log in to reply on the Fediverse. Comments will appear here.