podcleaner (version 0.1.2)

clean_surname: Clean entry(/ies) surname

Description

Attempts to clean provided surname.

Usage

clean_surname(names)

Arguments

names

A character string vector of surname(s).

Value

A character string vector of cleaned surname(s).

Details

Multiple spelling names are standardised to that of the capital letter header in the general directory. i.e. Abercrombie, Abercromby -> Abercromby; Bayne, Baynes -> Bayne; Beattie, Beatty -> Beatty; etc.