Feature Request: Include Alternate Names in People Search

Kari Shick

• October 02, 2026 14:44

Feature Request: Include Alternate Names in People Search

When searching People, the search currently does not return a person when the search term is one of their alternate names, such as a maiden name.

It would be very useful if all names associated with a person — including maiden names and other alternate names — were included in the People search.

For example, if a person is listed as Mary Smith with Mary Jones entered as an alternate/maiden name, searching for either Smith or Jones should return that person in the search results.

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• People

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  Cindy Provost

  • October 05, 2026 19:25

  I agree

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  Cheryl Freye

  • October 05, 2026 21:30

  I totally agree with this. Sometimes a person is only known by a nickname and hardly anyone knows their birth name. Both names should be included and searchable.

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  Kim Hicks

  • October 19, 2026 16:17

  Very helpful especially in situations where a person’s real name is not familiar and only the nickname is how a grandchild might look for them.

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