Concise AACR2rule 34C5: Nature of surname uncertain

34C5. Nature of surname uncertain.

If the name appears to contain a compound surname but you are not sure:
  1. enter under the last part of the name if the person's language is English or one of the Scandinavian languages
  2. enter under the first part of the apparent compound surname if the person's language is neither English nor one of the Scandinavian languages.

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