How to search by similarity

Matching by similarity will match words that contain similar word components, e.g. Brown will bring up results for Brown and Browne.

Tips for Exact Match

Undersores _ can be used to substitute characters, e.g. Franc_s will bring up results for Frances and Francis.

Percentage Symbol % can be used to replace a number of characters, e.g. N%lor will bring up results for Naylor and Nailor.

You can combine Underscores _ and Percentages % to get a greater variety of results! E.g. N%l_r will bring up results for Naylor, Nailor and Nailer.

No records found for Matthews.
A few things you can try:
  • Use fewer combinations of search criteria.
  • Use similar match in order to match BROWN, but also BROWNE.
  • When using exact match, try to use Percentage % and/or Underscores _ as described in the search tips.