That would make a lot of sense for tube children with no last name of their own. I wonder how many of those listed above are Deteis.
A significant number of them are, which does support that idea.
DeteisTantima Iwisoda - CEO of Ytiri
Ienashi Hurtoken - CEO of Propel Dynamics
Raurvoras Umokka - CEO of Zainou
Ahtimi Kirras – CEO of Poksu Mineral Group
CivireAhtonen Osmon – CEO of Hyasyoda
I wonder if some of the Civire who have system names (I
think there might be others mentioned in the agent lists, but I'm not awake enough to confirm that) had ancestors who shed their surnames when they left the Federation for the State? I'm thinking that, oh, a Gallenteanized surname -- or an actual Gallentean one picked up via marriage -- might not have been an asset during the early days of the State.
Dex's family modified their surname, if I remember right. The Varo family of Civire who works for Celeste had Miesian ancestors named
Varonne (which is awfully close to Duripanti
Verone, now that I think about it
).