When reference is made to an additional name(s) by such terms as “formerly known as,” “fka,” “formerly,” “et al,” “et ux,” “Doing Business As,” or “DBA,” etc…the additional names(s), if any, should also be entered separately. The descriptive terms should not be entered.
Below are a few examples:
Name Presented: Jane Smith f/k/a Jane Simpson
Would be indexed as:
SMITH, JANE
SIMPSON, JANE
Name Presented: Southeast Trust bank successor by merger to Southern Trust Co
Would be indexed as:
SOUTHEAST TRUST BANK
SOUTHERN TRUST CO
Name Presented: Red Hill Savings a division of Hill Financial SA
Would be indexed as:
RED HILL SAVINGS
HILL FINANCIAL SA
Below is a list of additional name identifiers (meanings are shown in parenthesis to the right of the identifier):
AKA Also Known As
FKA Formerly Known As
NKA Now Known As
DBA Doing Business As
FDBA Formerly Doing Business As
T/A Trading As
Et al and others
Et ux and wife
Et vir and husband
Formerly
Receiver for
As Receiver For
Successor by Merger
Division of
Successor to