Any of the following examples are considered “different names”:

1. 1. 

   James Jones—Samuel Jones

2. 2. 

   James B. Jones—John B. Jones

3. 3. 

   James B. Jones—James A. Jones

4. 4. 

   J. Jones—S. Jones

5. 5. 

   J.A. Jones—J.B. Jones

6. 6. 

   J.B. Jones—S.B. Jones

7. 7. 

   James Bernard Jones—James Benson Jones

8. 8. 

   J. Bernard Jones—J.Benson Jones

1. 1. 

   Where the surnames are exactly the same, any combination of the following examples are considered the “same name”:

   1. a. 

      James Bernard Jones

   2. b. 

      James B. Jones

   3. c. 

      J. Bernard Jones

   4. d. 

      J.B. Jones

   5. e. 

      James Jones

   6. f. 

      J. Jones

   7. g. 

      Jr., Sr., III, etc., or title with any of the above.

   8. h. 

      A derivative or nickname of the first name in place of any of the above (i.e., Jimmy Jones, or Jimmy B. Jones).

2. 2. 

   Where the surnames are not exact but similar and meet one or more of the following conditions, they are considered “same name”:

   1. a. 

      Have the same pronunciation (Hagan—Hagen).

   2. b. 

      Comparison indicates that it is the same name misspelled.

   3. c. 

      One name is an anglicization of the other name.

   4. d. 

      One name is part of the other name (Mary Oram-Johnson—Mary Johnson or Mary Oram).

3. 3. 

   For Chinese surnames, treat either combination of first and surname as the “same name” (Chiang Peng = Peng Chiang).

4. 4. 

   For Spanish surnames, treat any combination of compound surnames as the “same name” (Juan Sanchez-Diaz = Juan Diaz-Sanchez, J.S. Diaz = J.D. Sanchez, etc.).