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Actually they did and here is an ex slave quoted as to why some did. The link below has quotes from real American slaves on why and how they chose their Freedman names. It was very similar in the Caribbean, although some places depending on the country did assign names. In the 1930s, ex-slave...

In the Caribbean (Bahamas mostly) Lord Rolle was a large plantation owner. When his slaves were freed many took his last name or were assigned it. Similar to Washington and Jefferson here. It's really common name there still but im not sure all the notable rolles from there have been related...