Back in the old days, names or not just mere tags. They identified something about the person. The most common forms of surnames is to say that a person is someone's son or daughter or to say the profession of that person. For example:Sinclairess wrote: ↑25 Jan 2020, 12:06
And if you agree that there is no name, what do you think the larger purpose of this is, if any?
O'Neil - son of Niel
MacDonald - son of Donald
Blacksmith
Baker
Not having a name can be quite meaningful: not have an identity, either present (like a profession) or past (like being son of someone)