Name

Match Definition

Name
Description The Name match definition generates match codes which can be used to cluster records containing names of individuals.
Max Length of Match Code 27 characters
Examples Input Cluster ID
Mary Shafer 0
Mrs. Marian V. Schaeffer 0
Shaffer, Mary 0
John Jones IV 1
John Jones, Jr. 1
Martine du Bois 2
Martine Dubois 2
Remarks

Note: The results listed above reflect the default match sensitivity (85).

If this definition is applied to preparsed data, the following input tokens are available:

Prefix
Given Name
Middle Name
Family Name
Suffix
Title/Additional Info

It is recommended that you map a correlating data field to each available token whenever possible.