Multiple Surnames
Use RDA 9.2.2.10 to determine which part of the surname to use as the first element in the authorized access point, and record variant access points from other parts of the surname. If the surname is hyphenated, don’t forget to include the hyphen if using the second part as the first element of the access point. If the surnames are separated by commas in printed sources, omit the commas from the access points.
Note: Examples 1 and 3 are illustrative of this guidance only; other aspects of the records do not necessarily conform to current NACO standards.
Example 1 (hyphen included):
| 010 | ‡a nr 00028775 | ||
| 040 | ‡a CtY-BR ‡b eng ‡c CtY-BR | ||
| 100 | 1 | ‡a Burmeister-Brown, Susan | |
| 400 | 1 | ‡a Brown, Susan Burmeister- | |
| 400 | 1 | ‡a Burmeister, Susan | |
| 670 | ‡a Glimmer train, spring 1994: ‡b t.p. verso (Susan Burmeister-Brown) | ||
| 670 | ‡a Glimmer train, summer 1992: ‡b t.p. verso (Susan Burmeister) |
Example 2 (commas between surnames omitted from 400s):
| 010 | ‡a nr 96007916 | ||
| 040 | ‡a CtY-BR ‡b eng ‡e rda ‡c CtY-BR ‡d CtY-BR ‡d CtY-BR ‡d OCoLC ‡d DLC | ||
| 046 | ‡g 1837 | ||
| 100 | 1 | ‡a Quintanar, Luis, ‡d –1837 | |
| 400 | 1 | ‡a Bocanegra y Ruiz, Luis Quintanar Soto, ‡d –1837 | |
| 400 | 1 | ‡w nnea ‡a Quintanar, Luis, ‡d d. 1837 | |
| 400 | 1 | ‡a Quintanar Soto Bocanegra y Ruiz, Luis, ‡d –1837 | |
| 400 | 1 | ‡a Ruiz, Luis Quintanar Soto Bocanegra y, ‡d –1837 | |
| 400 | 1 | ‡a Soto Bocanegra y Ruiz, Luis Quintanar, ‡d –1837 | |
| 510 | 1 | ‡a Jalisco (Mexico). ‡b Governor (1823-1824 : Quintanar) | |
| 670 | ‡a D. Luis Quintanar, Soto, Bocanegra y Ruiz ... capitan general y gefe superior politico interino de esta provincia ... 1822: ‡b p. 1 (Luis Quintanar) | ||
| 670 | ‡a Dicc. Porrua (5. ed.) ‡b (Quintanar, Luis; b. San Juan del Rio, Queretaro, Mexico; d. 16 Nov. 1837, at Mexico City; military officer and politician) | ||
| 670 | ‡a Los primeros federalistas de Jalisco, 1981 ‡b (Quintanar, Luis; 1780-1837; Gobernador provisional of the state of Jalisco, 21 July 1823-31 June 1824) |
Example 3 (usage of person overrides rules in choice of entry element):
| 010 | ‡a nr 00036380 | ||
| 040 | ‡a CtY-BR ‡b eng ‡c CtY-BR | ||
| 100 | 1 | ‡a Burton, Casper Van Wie, ‡d 1810-1860 | |
| 400 | 1 | ‡a Van Wie Burton, Casper, ‡d 1810-1860 | |
| 400 | 1 | ‡a Wie Burton, Casper Van, ‡d 1810-1860 | |
| 670 | ‡a Biographical memoir of Casper Van Wie Burton, M.D. of Lansingburgh, 1861: ‡b p. 4, etc. (Dr. Burton; b. 15 July 1810, Albany, N.Y.; d. 23 Sept. 1860, Troy, N.Y.; physician) |