Based on genealogical records, historical accounts, and surname lists from Pocahontas County, West Virginia, here is a list of 100 surnames common to the area. These names reflect the county's settlement history, from early European pioneers to later families who arrived with the logging and railroad industries.

1. Akers

2. Alderman

3. Allen

4. Anderson

5. Arbogast

6. Arthur

7. Bach

8. Ball

9. Barlow

10. Barnett

11. Beard

12. Bennett

13. Beverage

14. Bird

15. Brown

16. Bruffey

17. Burk

18. Burner

19. Buzzard

20. Cackley

21. Callison

22. Campbell

23. Carr

24. Clark

25. Cochran

26. Cole

27. Collins

28. Craig

29. Cunningham

30. Curry

31. Cutlip

32. Dean

33. Dever

34. Dickenson

35. Douthat

36. Duffield

37. Dunbrack

38. Dyer

39. Ervin

40. Ewing

41. Farnsworth

42. Fisher

43. Fleming

44. Friel

45. Galford

46. Garner

47. Gay

48. Gibson

49. Gillespie

50. Givens

51. Glass

52. Gragg

53. Griffin

54. Griffith

55. Grimes

56. Gum

57. Hamrick

58. Hannah

59. Harden

60. Harper

61. Harman

62. Henry

63. Hevener

64. Hicks

65. Jordan

66. Lewis

67. Malcomb

68. Martin

69. McCarty

70. McClure

71. McCoy

72. McDaniel

73. McKeever

74. McNeel

75. Miller

76. Moore

77. Morgan

78. Pritt

79. Renick

80. Robinson

81. Ryder

82. Sharp

83. Sheets

84. Simmons

85. Slaven

86. Smith

87. Snyder

88. Spencer

89. Stalnaker

90. Sydenstricker

91. Tacy

92. Taylor

93. Thompson

94. Warwick

95. Watson

96. White

97. Williams

98. Williamson

99. Wimer

100. Wilfong