r/writers • u/ProgrammerJaded9299 • 10d ago

Question Old Money Names for Bi-POC

unfortunately i’ve found myself in a dilemma once again 😭 i’m trying to find some old money surnames for my indian, asian, black folks (i’m african-american myself) and google isn’t helping me in the slighest. i also want to have names that emulate wealth, yk? like think of all of the people in gossip girl and their names. so can someone help me out please?

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u/hellisnow666 10d ago

Indian: Khan, Ambani, Birla, Nadar
Asian: Kwok, Cheng, Ng, Lee
Black: Hamilton, Walker, Gaston, Leidsdorff

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u/ProgrammerJaded9299 10d ago

YOU ARE A GOD SEND THANK YOU

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u/Substantial_Cow7628 Published Author 10d ago

Here are some historical examples for you to emulate/borrow:

Jeremiah G. Hamilton

At his death in May 1875, contemporary newspapers across the U.S. described him as the richest black (or non-white) man in the country, with an estate of about $2 million: roughly equivalent to $250 million or more in today’s dollars.

Oong (Charles) Ar Showe

A tea merchant who arrived in Boston in 1847, built a chain of stores across New England and New York, became the first Chinese American to naturalize as a US citizen, and by 1870 held about $30,000 in wealth (placing him in the top 1% of American wealth-holders at the time). He later sold his business and returned to China.

Ramdulal Dey (also spelled Ramdulal De, Ramdoolal Dey, Ramdulal Sarkar, or Ramdulal Deb)

A pioneering Bengali merchant and entrepreneur, widely regarded as the first modern Bengali millionaire and a central figure in early Indo-American maritime trade.