Aha! But sometimes my name is separated, so Le can be a middle name and I ma jammed under B. And we won't go into how many people spell the name with a final n instead of u, even though it is printed. The government has done that to me, when I put my brother down as next of kin. I am LeBeau, he is Lebean. Thanks. I need to vent on that a bit. Patricia On 5/17/2014 10:36 AM, Doreen O wrote: > Yes, but your name would still be listed in the same alpha order under "L". > > If the "O" has been set apart in lower case then for instance O'Brien would be filed under "B". > > I imagine there would be a mighty uproar if the "Mc", "Mac" and "son" were removed from surnames as they also signify descendant names. Look at what has happened to names like St-Arnaud... often found as Starnaud. That looks like a very different name to me. > > This is not the same thing as phonetic spelling or even translating a name, as frustrating as that can be for genealogy people. > > > Cheers! > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Patricia LeBeau" <kola626@embarqmail.com> > To: quebec-research@rootsweb.com > Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2014 6:26:03 AM > Subject: [Q-R] Here's a question for you... > > It's not just the O' that comes to mind. My last name has always had a > capital B. Not any more. I think the same bureaucrats decided that, too. > > Patricia > >> Date: Fri, 16 May 2014 15:43:49 -0600 (MDT) >> From: Doreen O<grandeebc@shaw.ca> >> Subject: [Q-R] Here's a question for you... >> To: Quebec Research<quebec-research@rootsweb.com> >> Message-ID: <1887279588.47302638.1400276629253.JavaMail.root@cds005> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 >> >> Computers do not always accept the apostrophe in some names and therefore names are being recorded in a rather misleading way. >> >> Ex: O'Sullivan reads as o Sullivan - leaving one to think the "o" is a middle name. >> >> However if you went towww.canada411.com and entered a search for O'Brien in Toronto you would find a variety with and without the apostrophe. >> >> My surname has an apostrophe which shows on one bank card but not on others, nor does it show on my driver licence but does show on passport and medical records. >> >> So I guess the question is: who determines whether your name should or should not be recorded as on your birth/marriage certificate? >> >> Cheers! >> >

I wonder if they are confusingh it with LaBean It is an alternate spelling for Guildry dit LaBine, mostly south of the border.