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* Subverted on ''Series/OneTreeHill''. One of the first episodes has Lucas Scott, long estranged from his father Dan who abandoned him and his mother to marry another woman who he also got pregnant around the same time with his half-brother Nathan, shock his father by ripping off the "Scott" label from the back of his basketball uniform. He ultimately decides to use the Scott name, to both force him to acknowledge his existence and to honor his paternal Uncle, Keith, who helped to raise him.
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** Sanji family history and surname, [[spoiler:Vinsmoke]], is revealed about 800 chapters in. Before that, he never mentioned his family name, [[TheyreCalledPersonalIssuesForAReason not even to his friends]].
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** Sanji family history and surname, [[spoiler:Vinsmoke]], is revealed about 800 chapters in. Before that, he never mentioned his family name, [[TheyreCalledPersonalIssuesForAReason not even to his friends]]. Seeing as half of his crewmates also have OnlyOneName and so does Sanji's adoptive father, nobody found it the least bit odd that he lacked a surname.
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** Lisa takes her mother's maiden name after Homer bets against her in a crossword puzzle competition.
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** Lisa takes her mother's maiden name after Homer bets against her in a crossword puzzle CrosswordPuzzle competition.
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* In ''Literature/StarsReach'', Berry gives his full name as [[IAmXSonOfY "Berry sunna nobody"]] to distance himself from his old parents, [[spoiler:namely Presden Sheren]].
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* In the ''Literature/{{Spaceforce}}'' series, Jez doesn't use her 'House' name, Aznata (although she did give it when she was presented to the Taysan Empress in the second book). She implies that it's because she fears attack from the Scree, who massacred most of her people and targeted nobles in particular.
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* In the ''Literature/{{Spaceforce}}'' ''Literature/Spaceforce2012'' series, Jez doesn't use her 'House' name, Aznata (although she did give it when she was presented to the Taysan Empress in the second book). She implies that it's because she fears attack from the Scree, who massacred most of her people and targeted nobles in particular.
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* ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' villain [[DishingOutDirt Sandman]] was born William Baker, but uses the name Flint Marko [[DontTellMama so his mom won't find out he's a criminal]].
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* ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' villain ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'': The [[DishingOutDirt Sandman]] was born William Baker, but uses the name Flint Marko [[DontTellMama so his mom won't find out he's a criminal]].
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* ''Literature/TheBeginningAfterTheEnd'': [[spoiler:Sylvie Indrath already had no reason to use her father's surname, as her father's clan, the Vritra, are responsible for the main conflict of the setting and orchestrating the death of her mother. However, she finds out that her mother's clan, the Indrath, [[GodAndSatanAreBothJerks are no better than the Vritra]] as they turn out to be a clan of genocidal KnightTemplar[=s=] who [[FallenAngel exiled the Vritra]] to cover up their own misdeeds. After that revelation, she discards the Indrath name as well, becoming Sylvie ''Leywin'' to honor her FamilyOfChoice and the man who raised her for her entire life]].
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* ''Fanfic/AManOfIron'': When Theon rejects the Ironborn as his people in response to his HeelRealization about their culture, he also abandons the name Greyjoy, instead just calling himself "Theon of Winterfell". [[spoiler: He's later given the opportunity to take the name Bracken (in honor of his close bond with his [[MentorOccupationalHazard late mentor]] Jonos Bracken), which he does.]]
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* ''Fanfic/AManOfIron'': When Theon rejects the Ironborn as his people in response to his HeelRealization about their culture, he also abandons the name Greyjoy, instead just calling himself "Theon of Winterfell". [[spoiler: He's [[spoiler:He's later given the opportunity to take the name Bracken (in honor of his close bond with his [[MentorOccupationalHazard late mentor]] Jonos Bracken), which he does.]]]]
* ''Fanfic/MiraculousAlliance'': Adrien does this after Gabriel is exposed as Hawk Moth, taking up his mother's maiden name.
* ''Fanfic/MyHeroAcademiaMechanicalGreen'': Himiko sheds her AbusiveParents' name before becoming Hitoshi's foster sister.
* ''Fanfic/OfBlondHairAndBlueEyes'': Despite disowning his family, Sanji was still referred to as a [[spoiler:Vinsmoke]] on his updated bounty posters. Upon marrying Zoro, he gladly takes up the surname Roronoa.
* ''Fanfic/MiraculousAlliance'': Adrien does this after Gabriel is exposed as Hawk Moth, taking up his mother's maiden name.
* ''Fanfic/MyHeroAcademiaMechanicalGreen'': Himiko sheds her AbusiveParents' name before becoming Hitoshi's foster sister.
* ''Fanfic/OfBlondHairAndBlueEyes'': Despite disowning his family, Sanji was still referred to as a [[spoiler:Vinsmoke]] on his updated bounty posters. Upon marrying Zoro, he gladly takes up the surname Roronoa.
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* The ''Naruto'' fic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13229475/1/Wingless Wingless]]'' explain Tenten's [[OnlyOneName apparent lack of a surname]] as being due to this. She denounced her last name after [[ParentalAbandonment her parents died]].
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* ''Fanfic/{{What Goes Around Comes Around|MiraculousLadybug}}'': Adrien ultimately adopts his aunt's surname as his own, symbolizing his willingness to accept her and Felix as his family and start over in London.
* ''Fanfic/WhatItMeansToBeAHero'': Following the InternalReveal of All For One's intentions, Tomura renounces the surname his former master gave him.
* The''Naruto'' ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'' fic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13229475/1/Wingless Wingless]]'' explain Tenten's [[OnlyOneName apparent lack of a surname]] as being due to this. She denounced her last name after [[ParentalAbandonment her parents died]].
* ''Fanfic/WhatItMeansToBeAHero'': Following the InternalReveal of All For One's intentions, Tomura renounces the surname his former master gave him.
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* ''VisualNovel/ItLivesWithin'': If [[spoiler:Lincoln]] survives, they legally change their last name to match their mother's maiden name, not wanting to carry around their abusive father's surname after everything they did.
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* ''VisualNovel/ItLivesWithin'': If [[spoiler:Lincoln]] survives, they legally change their last name to match their mother's maiden name, not wanting to carry around their abusive father's surname after everything they did.
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