5 Ways to Split First & Last Names in Excel (No Copy-Paste!)
Learn 5 different ways to split a full name into first and last names in Excel. Whether you're working with a small list or thousands of names, Excel provides several useful tools and functions to make this task much easier.
In this video, I briefly demonstrate five practical methods:
1. Flash Fill — Quickly separate names based on a pattern without writing formulas.
2. Text to Columns — Split names into separate columns using Excel's built-in Text to Columns feature.
3. LEFT & RIGHT Functions — Use formulas to extract the first and last parts of a name.
4. TEXTBEFORE & TEXTAFTER Functions — Use these modern Excel functions to extract text before or after a delimiter.
5. TEXTSPLIT Function — Split names into separate cells with a simple, powerful formula.
These methods are useful for cleaning and organizing name data in Excel, especially when working with large datasets.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:24 Flash Fill
00:55 Text to Columns
01:31 LEFT & RIGHT Functions
02:54 TEXTBEFORE & TEXTAFTER Functions
03:36 TEXTSPLIT Function
04:02 Thanks for Watching
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