HL7 Component Table - FN - Family Name
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Seq# | Description | Interpretation | Flags | Cardinality | Length | C.LEN | Vocabulary | Data Type | Implement | Cardinality | Vocabulary |
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1 | Surname | [1..1] | ST | SHALL | |||||||
2 | Own Surname Prefix | [0..1] | ST | ||||||||
3 | Own Surname | [0..1] | ST | ||||||||
4 | Surname Prefix from Partner/Spouse | [0..1] | ST | ||||||||
5 | Surname from Partner/Spouse | [0..1] | ST |
Definition: This data type allows full specification of the surname of a person. Where appropriate, it differentiates the person's own surname from that of the person's partner or spouse, in cases where the person's name may contain elements from either name. It also permits messages to distinguish the surname prefix (such as "van" or "de") from the surname root.
Definition: The atomic element of the person's family name. In most Western usage, this is the person's last name.
Definition: Internationalization usage for Germanic languages. This component is optional. An example of a
Definition: The portion of the surname (in most Western usage, the last name) that is derived from the person's own surname, as distinguished from any portion that is derived from the surname of the person's partner or spouse. This component is optional.
If the person's surname has legally changed to become (or incorporate) the surname of the person's partner or spouse, this is the person's surname immediately prior to such change. Often this is the person's "maiden name".
Definition: Internationalization usage for Germanic languages. This component is optional. An example of a
Definition: The portion of the person's surname (in most Western usage, the last name) that is derived from the surname of the person's partner or spouse, as distinguished from the part derived from the person's own surname. This component is optional.
If no portion of the person's surname is derived from the surname of the person's partner or spouse, this component is not valued. Otherwise, if the surname of the partner or spouse has legally changed to become (or incorporate) the person's surname, this is the surname of the partner or spouse immediately prior to such change.