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BTW, I think it's a powerful traditional thought that surnames from the father imply the father had a relevant part in the child's life. If the husband or child took the wife/mother's surname, the question of whether the child has a father would always be present or at least that would seem to be the opinion. We are a Western culture and despite a diverse and broad range anthropological studies and classes, Westerners still see matriarchy as strange just as most see polygamy as strange. Due to this, it's likely the RWBY world will adhere mostly to Western practices. After all, the show is in English (or as the English would likely say "It's in American).