Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-6529205-20140729170841/@comment-19765459-20140729174709

No, it's never been stated. But I personally assumed that those are probably not their real names anyway. Morrell would not have wanted to have a known tie to Deaton when the Hunters were still very active in Beacon Hills, since they knew him as some kind of paranormal expert (if not an actual druid). Gerard is not above threatening family members...