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The Soundex code consists
of a letter (always the first letter of the surname) and
three numbers. Numbers are assigned according to the following
Soundex coding guide:
Number Represents
letters
1 .............. B
P F V
2 .............. C
S G J K Q X Z
3 .............. D
T
4 .............. L
5 .............. M
N
6 .............. R
In coding your surname, disregard these letters: A, E,
I, O, U, W, Y, and H.
Double letters are treated as one letter.
On short names, if there are less than three numbers,
add zeroes to the end of the coding.
On
long names, once you have three digits, disregard any
additional ones.
If your surname has a prefix such as van, Van, Von, D',
de, De, dela, Di, du, or Le, code it both with and
without the prefix because it might be listed under
either code.
Mc and Mac are not considered prefixes in the Soundex.
Your surname may have different letters that are
side-by-side but have the same number on the Soundex
coding guide. For example, in the surname Jackson,
2 is the number for C, K and S. In such cases, these
letters are treated as one letter. Jackson is Soundexed
as J250, not J222.
Wildcards are
special symbols which are used in place of letters or numbers. They
can be used to match distinct but similar words. An asterisk "*"
replaces zero or more characters, and a question mark "?" replaces
exactly one character. For example, a search for "fran*" will return
matches on words like "Fran,” “Franny,” or “Frank.” A search for "Johns?n"
matches "Johnson" and "Johnsen," but not "Johnston."
Here are some suggestions on how you can better use wildcards to
complete your search:
Use more characters before the wildcard. For example, use
Able* instead of Abl*
There must be at least 3 characters before any wildcard
Specify both a first and last name or a partial first and
last name
Try
using the single-character wildcard "?" rather than the
multiple-character wildcard "*"
(e.g., using "Hans?n" matches both "Hansen" and "Hanson" rather
than using "Hans*")
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In coding your surname, disregard these letters: A, E,
I, O, U, W, Y, and H.
