In the part of Scotland I come from there was a distinct lack of variation in surnames - so much so that people would use so-called "tee-names" to identify diff

In the part of Scotland I come from there was a distinct lack of variation in surnames - so much so that people would use so-called "tee-names" to identify different families e.g. My ancestor David Wood had the family tee-name "King": http://www.pirieonline.uk/history/PFWv1-o/p1444.htm http://www.pirieonline.uk/history/PFWv1-o/p1444.htm