---
id: "namesuffix"
kind: "datatype"
status: "draft"
is_pii: false
categories: ["persons"]
langs: ["en"]
quality: 75
url: "http://registry.apicrafter.io/datatype/namesuffix"
---

# Name suffix (`namesuffix`)

> **Draft.** Draft records have not been reviewed yet and may be incomplete or wrong; do not treat them as authoritative for legal or compliance decisions.

Word, abbreviation or numeral written after a person's surname. It can be generational (Jr., Sr., III), academic (PhD), an honour (OBE), professional or military.

- Personal data (PII): no
- Categories: Person related (persons)
- Countries: global
- Languages: English (en)
- Classification: categorical

## Examples

- `Jr.` — generational suffix (Junior)
- `III` — generational suffix (the Third)
- `PhD` — academic degree
- `OBE` — honour (Officer of the Order of the British Empire)
- `Esq.` — Esquire

## Mappings

- fta: `HONORIFIC_JA`, `NAME.SUFFIX`
- schema_org: `honorificSuffix`
- wikidata: `P1035`

## Supported by tools

- `collibra`
- `fta`
- `ibmknowledgecatalog`
- `talend`

## Translations

- ru: Суффикс имени

## Sources

- wikipedia: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_suffix>
- wikidata: <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1035>
- schema.org: <https://schema.org/honorificSuffix>

## Quality

Score 75/100. Missing: regexp, negative example.

JSON: <http://registry.apicrafter.io/api/v1/datatypes/namesuffix.json> · Edit: <https://github.com/apicrafter/metacrafter-registry/edit/main/data/datatypes/any/persons/namesuffix.yaml>