How To Split First Name And Last Name In Excel?

Select the cells containing the full names

Go to the Data tab

Click Text to Columns

Choose Delimited

Click Next

Select Space as the delimiter

Click Next

Choose the destination cells if needed

Click Finish

Use the formulas `=LEFT(A1,FIND(” “,A1)-1)` for first name and `=RIGHT(A1,LEN(A1)-FIND(” “,A1))` for last name

Use `=TEXTBEFORE(A1,” “)` for first name and `=TEXTAFTER(A1,” “)` for last name in newer Excel versions

Use Flash Fill by typing the first name in the adjacent column and pressing Ctrl+E

Use Flash Fill again for the last name in another column

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