34C. Compound surnames
34C1. Preliminary rule.
Apply the following subrules to names that
contain, or appear to contain, compound surnames (those consisting of
two or more proper names). Apply the subrules in the order in which
they appear.
34C2. Hyphenated surnames.
If the parts of the compound surname are usually
or sometimes hyphenated, enter under the first element of the compound
surname.
34C3. Unhyphenated surnames. Some married
women.
Apply this rule to the names of married women
with unhyphenated surnames consisting of the surname before marriage
and the husband's surname.
Enter under the first element of the surname if
the woman’s language is Czech, French, Hungarian, Italian, or
Spanish.
Enter under the husband’s surname if the woman's
language is other than those listed above.
34C4. Unhyphenated surnames. Others.
Enter under the first element of the compound
surname unless the person's language is Portuguese.
34C5. Nature of surname uncertain.
If the name appears to contain a compound
surname but you are not sure:
- enter under the last part of the name if the person's language is English or one of the Scandinavian languages
- enter under the first part of the apparent
compound surname if the person's language is neither English nor one
of the Scandinavian languages.
