The band whose members adopted the band’s name as their last names was the Ramones.
The Ramones were an American punk rock band formed in Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. Their members used stage names ending in “Ramone,” even though none of them were biologically related. The best-known original lineup included Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone, and Tommy Ramone, whose real surnames were Hyman, Cummings, Colvin, and Erdelyi.
The shared surname helped create a unified identity that matched the band’s stripped-down music, matching leather jackets, ripped jeans, and fast performances. The name was inspired by Paul McCartney, who sometimes used “Paul Ramon” as an alias. Dee Dee Ramone adopted the name first, and the others followed before the group became known as the Ramones.
The band’s 1976 debut album and songs such as “Blitzkrieg Bop” helped establish the sound and image of New York punk. A common misconception is that the musicians were brothers; the identical surnames were deliberately invented stage names.