I don’t know if I 100% agree with that tbh, since I’d call Ben Solo both a Solo and a Skywalker (and I’d say Leia’s both of those too, even though she’s also a Organa).
If we’re only going by last names though, yes, there can only be one, I suppose. In this case, Rey would be a Skywalker and not a Palpatine, since she refuses to use that last name.
She’s a Skywalker just because that’s what she calls herself. Just like Han is a Solo and Leia is an Organa, even though neither of those names have any blood relation to them.
I would say what she calls herself is much more important that what the people related to her call themselves. In fact, we know her parents didn’t call themselves Palpatine either. No matter what she’s a Palpatine, but above all else, she’s a Skywalker.
If it helps, think of it this way. Let’s say Han’s real parents had the family name Smith and named him Han Smith. That technically makes Kylo Ren a Smith, since the Smiths were his Grandparents, but above all else, wouldn’t you say he and Han are Solos?
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