Which sequence correctly orders the following De Haas names: Carrol De Haan; R. DeHaan; Robt D. DeHaan; Marlin De Haas?

Which sequence correctly orders the following De Haas names: Carrol De Haan; R. DeHaan; Robt D. DeHaan; Marlin De Haas?

• A. Carrol De Haan; R. DeHaan; Robt D. DeHaan; Marlin De Haas
• B. Carrol De Haan; Robt D. DeHaan; R. DeHaan; Marlin De Haas
• C. R. DeHaan; Robt D. DeHaan; Carrol De Haan; Marlin De Haas
• D. Marlin De Haas; Robt D. DeHaan; Carrol De Haan; R. DeHaan

Answer: (A)

This question tests how names with particles and spelling variations are alphabetized in records management. In sorting, the surname (last name) is the primary key, and variants like De Haan and DeHaan are treated as the same underlying surname, usually normalized to dehaan. De Haas becomes dehaas, which is a different surname from dehaan, so it comes later in the sequence because dehaan comes before dehaas alphabetically (the shared portion dehaa is followed by n versus s). Within the same normalized surname, you sort by the given name. For the dehaan group, Carrol comes first (initial C), then the entries whose given-name starts with R, with the initial form appearing before the full given name (R. before Robt D.). Marlin De Haas belongs to the dehaas group, which is alphabetically after dehaan, so it appears last. Thus the order is Carrol De Haan; R. DeHaan; Robt D. DeHaan; Marlin De Haas.

This question tests how names with particles and spelling variations are alphabetized in records management. In sorting, the surname (last name) is the primary key, and variants like De Haan and DeHaan are treated as the same underlying surname, usually normalized to dehaan. De Haas becomes dehaas, which is a different surname from dehaan, so it comes later in the sequence because dehaan comes before dehaas alphabetically (the shared portion dehaa is followed by n versus s).

Within the same normalized surname, you sort by the given name. For the dehaan group, Carrol comes first (initial C), then the entries whose given-name starts with R, with the initial form appearing before the full given name (R. before Robt D.). Marlin De Haas belongs to the dehaas group, which is alphabetically after dehaan, so it appears last.

Thus the order is Carrol De Haan; R. DeHaan; Robt D. DeHaan; Marlin De Haas.