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HAS_COMPOUND_SURNAME
Returns TRUE when a name appears to contain a compound surname.
Syntax
=HAS_COMPOUND_SURNAME(full_name)Parameters
NameTypeDescription
Name
full_nameTypetext or range
DescriptionFull name text, or a range containing full names.
Returns
TRUE or FALSE. Blank input returns FALSE.
Example
=HAS_COMPOUND_SURNAME("Ludwig van Beethoven")Result: TRUE
Notes
Range inputs are supported. SPLIT_NAME flattens the input range into one output row per name.
The parser handles titles, suffixes, comma-formatted names, and common surname particles such as van, von, de, del, and de la.
All parsing runs locally inside the spreadsheet with no external API calls.