Old Money Surnames Novels & Stories

“The significant families. The ones with history and reach and the kind of money that has been money for long enough that it no longer needs to announce itself.” “Old money.” I surmised. “Exactly.” He said. “I heard you met Lotus. Lotus family. The Martinez family. Several others. They are members because their bloodlines built the thing.” He looked at me steadily. “The D’Angelo family is new money. My father made his fortune inside a single generation. He is successful, he is powerful, and he has never been permitted inside that room.” I began to understand where this was going.

Ally tells him. “He lied to you. Benson Ash is not a known name in the upper-class circles. He is still a nobody. Everyone who is anyone is only hearing about him now. He did not grow up rich. To them he is a newcomer. And in those high circles, a newcomer is an outsider. You will often hear people talk about old money. Old money is inherited money. Family money. Benson does not have old money. He would not be welcome between the rich and the famous. He is nothing to them and they sure as hell is not talking about him. Between those in the upper-class circles, Benson is seen as poor.” Ronald tells her. Ally watches him with interest.

If he managed to snag a project that was supposed to be Gerald’s, what would people say? They would call him a successful man. It would be expected of a son that the Brackens raised with all the resources they had. Unfortunately, Mike had completely fallen into Gerald’s trap. North looked up. She was about to say something when she had a huge revelation. Wait a minute. Wasn’t Gerald the South family’s heir? It was weird enough that his surname was Howard, but why did Mike have the same surname?! Gerald said that he had changed his surname, but there was no way that Mike had changed it too, right?

I opened the form. The questions were precise. Financial capability. I laughed immediately I saw this, because tell me why the least net worth there is 100 million dollars. Wow! I ticked the 100 million dollar and above box. Family history. This was just a disguised name for what’s your family name, because they were literally asking for your surname and trust funds associated with your family name. This was an issue for me, because I need a fancy surname. I put Vane because that’s my paternal grandmother surname and she was from one of those old money, so I guess the name matters.

Unexpectedly, at this time, a middle-aged man and a young man appeared there again. The middle-aged man walked towards him and suddenly snorted, then said, “Still calling him the second generation of a rich family. You guys just came back from overseas, so you don't know about what happened here. I can tell you that the Windsors are not as rich as they used to be. Edmund, who used to be a famous man, can't live comfortably now.” Edmund's face looked a little irritated, and they said, “Jamie Lynch, What are you talking about? I live my life. Do I need you to arrange it?”

THE O’BRIEN’S The last name O’Brien was a really popular name in Mexico. The name alone has different billion dollar fashion designing companies and brands re-presented under it and it's controlled by an old man in his 70's. Old man O’Brien was what everyone calls him. He was among one of the top five richest man world wide and his children takes after him. Speaking of children, the old man has two. A boy and a girl and together, they gave him four grand children.

He had left the country and never returned. His name had been Alistair something. Alistair Pembrooke. "Victoria, did Martin ever mention the name Pembrooke?" She thought for a moment. "Not that I recall. But the name sounds familiar. There was a family called Pembrooke who used to move in the same social circles as my parents. Old money. Shipping, I think. The father died years ago, and the son took over the business." "The son. Alistair Pembrooke."

Ray asked as the bellman closed the door. “There’s old money and new money. Old money, which is what me and Ava are, are people who have had money for at least ten generations or more. New money is people who had come into wealth from three or less generations, which is you.” “Does that really matter?” Ray asked with furrowed brows. This was starting to become too much for him. All he had wanted was to get Ava to come back home with him – to be with him and the boys. He hadn’t wanted new suits, coats, a fancy hotel room that was like an apartment, nor a new hair cut – God help him.

He knew his worth and hated when people underestimated him. Although the Camerons were not as affluent as the Von Duvall family, they had been mining titans for generations, from the golden era of gold mining to modern-day iron and oil mining. Although they had other business but their family money was classic old money like royalty A far cry from the Sterlings, who, although they had been rich for some generations, it hadn't been long, a few decades after the Second World War in the 80s. He ran a hand through his ink black hair, which was slightly dishevelled. “Besides, I’m not going to put her through a tabloid frenzy just because you feel insecure today.”

“He told me I had to have a bachelor party at a strip club. Said it’s tradition or whatever.” I shook my head. Of course. I had almost forgotten how crazy my family was. My brother especially. The King family were strange, everyone knew that, but nobody dared say it to our faces. There are two types of wealth: old money and new money. If new money were the ones bragging about their wealth and craving attention, old money were the ones sipping tea while everyone already knew their names. And my family? We were at the very top of the ladder of old money. From generation to generation, we were basically untouchable.