It might be possible that all the female members took up their own surnames .It might be possible that all the males members took up their own surnames .It might be possible that all the males members took up their wife 's surnames .None of the above choices .
Why might I think the Ashe family lacks the surname now ?
But then , " related but distant " describes my family perfectly . Most of my mother 's family is dead , including both of her parents . She has one full sister left , a couple half ones , a nephew , and a few distant cousins . That is the sum of the Ashe family tree , which actually now lacks the surname .