How to Extract Last Names from Full Names in Excel: Two Simple Solutions
Do you ever find yourself with a long list of full names in an Excel document and need to extract only the last names? Doing this task manually can be frustrating and time-consuming. However, there are two simple ways to automate this process that we will share with you. Let's imagine you have two columns in your Excel sheet. One is labeled "Customer Full Name," which contains a list of full names, and the other is labeled "Last Name," which needs to be populated with the extracted last names. Solution 1: Using Find and Replace Method Select all the data in the "Customer Full Name" column and copy it using the keyboard shortcut CTRL + C. Click on the first cell of the "Last Name" column where you want the last names to be extracted. Paste the copied data into the "Last Name" column using the keyboard shortcut CTRL + V. Use the Find and Replace method to extract only the last names from the full name. Press the keyboard shortcut CTRL...