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If you're wondering what the definition of a legal name name even is in the US, it's explained here (at least as the SSA sees it): https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10
by mehrdadn 6y ago
If you're wondering what the definition of a legal name name even is in the US, it's explained here (at least as the SSA sees it): https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0110212001 https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0110212001
It's also interesting how they handle different spellings of the "same" name, e.g. apparently "Elsa" and "Alice" have only a "minor difference": https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0200302460 https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0200302460
- gumby 6y agoThey probably use soundex codes as a form of error correction or fuzzy match. Most federal govt use of ssn includes name+ssn+dob; while there are presumably many people with the same dob and closely related ssns (so typos would match something) an approximate name could reduce the number of false negatives quite a bit.
- mehrdadn 6y agoI'd never heard of soundex codes, that's pretty cool! Thanks for sharing. For anyone else curious: http://www.genealogyintime.com/GenealogyResources/Articles/what_is_soundex_and_how_does_soundex_work_page1.html http://www.genealogyintime.com/GenealogyResources/Articles/w...