If I ever have kids, and that is a big if, I will use family names. My family has always been big on using family names, so it only seems right. I will be skipping Beulah and Bertha, though
This thread, though, reminds me of a friend of mine from college. She shares her name with her mom and has a family name that has been passed on for generations - Winnie. Her mom never went by Winnie, but rather by her middle name because her name wasn't exactly hip in the seventies. My friend, though, loved her unique name and always went by Winnie. It just goes to show you that it all depends on the time in which you live, as to what names are acceptable. She also plans on naming her daughter, when she has one, Winnie, so the tradition will live on