The Filing Rules
1. Names of Individuals
UNIT 1 UNIT 2 UNIT 3
SURNAME FIRST NAME / INITIAL MIDDLE NAME / INITIAL
PEREGRIN RIZZA STAMARIA
Punctuation, such as a period of apostrophe, is omitted.
2. Personal Names with Prefixes
UNIT 1 UNIT 2 UNIT 3
SURNAME W/ PREFIX FIRST NAME / INITIAL MIDDLE NAME / INITIAL
LEPEREGRIN RIZZA STAMARIA
Ignore any apostrophe or space.
3. Hyphenated Personal Names
UNIT 1 UNIT 2 UNIT 3
HYPHENATED SURNAME FIRST NAME / INITIAL MIDDLE NAME / INITIAL
STAMARIAPEREGRIN RIZZA
Consider it as one unit.
4. Single Letters and Abbreviations of Personal Names
UNIT 1 UNIT 2 UNIT 3
SURNAME FIRST NAME / INITIAL MIDDLE NAME / INITIAL
STAMARIAPEREGRIN R Z
Consider them as separate units.
Abbreviations and nicknames stay as is.
5. Personal Names with Titles and Suffixes
UNIT 1 UNIT 2 UNIT 3
SURNAME FIRST NAME / INITIAL TITLE/SUFFIX
STAMARIAPEREGRIN RIZZA CPA
Title/suffix = last
Both title and suffix = title is last
Royal and religious titles followed by a given name/surname only stay as is.
1. Names of Individuals
UNIT 1 UNIT 2 UNIT 3
SURNAME FIRST NAME / INITIAL MIDDLE NAME / INITIAL
PEREGRIN RIZZA STAMARIA
Punctuation, such as a period of apostrophe, is omitted.
2. Personal Names with Prefixes
UNIT 1 UNIT 2 UNIT 3
SURNAME W/ PREFIX FIRST NAME / INITIAL MIDDLE NAME / INITIAL
LEPEREGRIN RIZZA STAMARIA
Ignore any apostrophe or space.
3. Hyphenated Personal Names
UNIT 1 UNIT 2 UNIT 3
HYPHENATED SURNAME FIRST NAME / INITIAL MIDDLE NAME / INITIAL
STAMARIAPEREGRIN RIZZA
Consider it as one unit.
4. Single Letters and Abbreviations of Personal Names
UNIT 1 UNIT 2 UNIT 3
SURNAME FIRST NAME / INITIAL MIDDLE NAME / INITIAL
STAMARIAPEREGRIN R Z
Consider them as separate units.
Abbreviations and nicknames stay as is.
5. Personal Names with Titles and Suffixes
UNIT 1 UNIT 2 UNIT 3
SURNAME FIRST NAME / INITIAL TITLE/SUFFIX
STAMARIAPEREGRIN RIZZA CPA
Title/suffix = last
Both title and suffix = title is last
Royal and religious titles followed by a given name/surname only stay as is.