XLOOKUP or VLOOKUP to find specific word in array cell with multiple words in it, and how?

xdriver

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I have a list that contains the lookup values such as "Jo" and an array that has values in single cells such as "John Doe" and a different row such as "Jo Doe" what method and settings could I use to find the cells containing "Jo Doe" and not "John Doe"? Do i need to split the array name cells to make this work, since my current XLOOKUP will return both the "Jo Doe" and the "John Doe"
 

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{Formula} means the formula was entered using Ctrl+Shift+Enter signifying an old-style array formula.
Are you looking for the first name Jo? You need to lookup "Jo "

Is that what you were looking for?
 
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Are you looking for the first name Jo? You need to lookup "Jo "

Is that what you were looking for?
Not exactly. I have a large database and in that database there are 14,000 rows of data, where there are 2 columns of names, each cell contains a full name such as John Doe, and the next cell Jane Doe. I have a list of 1000 names I want to search for through those 14,000 rows and only in the two name columns. If a name in my name list to search for is Jo, I do not want it to return the cell that contains John Doe, but I would want it to show the row containing Jo Doe. Maybe XLOOKUP or VLOOKUP are not the right tools to use?

2023_11_17 - lists.xlsx
ABCDEFGHIJK
1NamesAddressCityStateZipOwner 1Owner 2
2SmithFrederick H SmithLisa G Char-Smith
3JoJeffrey A DanielsCarrie Martin
4CaryScott A JosephShelley M Joseph
5BergRivka KandinovBoris Kandinov
6NushiFrank&s Magullion RetFrank Magullion Tr
7WeiMichael EscovitzPinky Patel
8YanAngelo L PetullaTakako Petulla
9LiMuhammad H UsmaniTuba S Abbasi
10YingGuichen Z WongSanford Wong
11HuiChris CaryLindsay Cary
12LeiMarc S TaylorAnita Taylor
13HongDarshan DaveSwati Dave
14YuFerlazzo NtAnthony J Ferlazzo
Data
 
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Is this what you are after? If not please make up a small set of varied sample data, input the expected results manually, post that with XL2BB and add explanation specific to the samples.

24 01 12.xlsm
ABCJK
1NamesOwner 1Owner 2
2SmithFrederick H SmithFrederick H SmithLisa G Char-Smith
3JoJo DoeJeffrey A DanielsCarrie Martin
4CaryChris Cary, Lindsay CaryScott A JosephShelley M Joseph
5Berg Rivka KandinovBoris Kandinov
6Nushi Frank&s Magullion RetFrank Magullion Tr
7Wei Michael EscovitzPinky Patel
8Yan Angelo L PetullaTakako Petulla
9Li Muhammad H UsmaniTuba S Abbasi
10Ying Guichen Z WongSanford Wong
11Hui Chris CaryLindsay Cary
12Lei Marc S TaylorAnita Taylor
13Hong Darshan DaveSwati Dave
14Yu Ferlazzo NtAnthony J Ferlazzo
15JohnJohn DoeJohn DoeJo Doe
Sheet2 (2)
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
B2:B15B2=LET(tc,TOCOL(J$2:K$15,1),TEXTJOIN(", ",1,FILTER(tc,ISNUMBER(SEARCH(" "&A2&" "," "&tc&" ")),"")))
 
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Thank you. I should have been more specific and I am sure you can make this work if you did that. Ideally I would like to mark the row, let's say in column c that the name list appears. That way I know which row of data has one of the listed names. My list of names is about 1,000 long and my data set is about 14,000. The mark that is in column c can be a generic word like "Name List." This will enable me to sort the full array by whatever is in column c, and I can utilize the data if the row appears in the name list. Does that make sense?
 
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Then for your sample data, please fill in the results you want manually and post that again with XL2BB so we know exactly what you are aiming for.
 
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I have only highlighted in green and written the name from the list to make it easier to follow, but the highlight and name is not necessary. Column C would be necessary so I know that something in the Name list matches the array.

2023_11_17 - scrape natickmlspublicrecords.xlsx
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNO
1NamesAddressCityStateZipOwner 1Owner 2Last Sale DateLast Sale PriceTypeAcre
2SmithName ListSmithFrederick H SmithLisa G Char-Smith9/28/1998$439,9001-Family Residence - Garrison0.96
3JoJeffrey A DanielsCarrie Martin9/14/2016$920,5001-Family Residence - Contemporary0.96
4CaryScott A JosephShelley M Joseph6/1/2004$549,0001-Family Residence - Split-Level0.96
5BergRivka KandinovBoris Kandinov12/1/2020$1,075,0001-Family Residence - Colonial0.96
6NushiFrank&s Magullion RetFrank Magullion Tr11/19/2004$468,5001-Family Residence - Colonial0.96
7WeiName listPatelMichael EscovitzPinky Patel6/12/2023$1,550,0001-Family Residence - Colonial0.96
8YanAngelo L PetullaTakako Petulla6/1/2012$822,5001-Family Residence - Colonial0.96
9LiMuhammad H UsmaniTuba S Abbasi10/1/2021$880,0001-Family Residence - Raised-Ranch0.96
10YingGuichen Z WongSanford Wong9/19/2008$480,0001-Family Residence - Raised-Ranch0.96
11HuiName ListCaryChris CaryLindsay Cary12/16/2020$1,295,0001-Family Residence - Old-Style0.96
12LeiMarc S TaylorAnita Taylor2/7/2011$577,5001-Family Residence - Split-Level0.96
13HongDarshan DaveSwati Dave7/24/2009$507,5001-Family Residence - Raised-Ranch0.96
14PatelFerlazzo NtAnthony J Ferlazzo3/1/1997$11-Family Residence - Raised-Ranch0.96
Data
 
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Thanks for the sample and additional explanation. Try this.

24 01 13.xlsm
ABCIJK
1NamesOwner 1Owner 2
2SmithName ListFrederick H SmithLisa G Char-Smith
3Jo Jeffrey A DanielsCarrie Martin
4Cary Scott A JosephShelley M Joseph
5Berg Rivka KandinovBoris Kandinov
6Nushi Frank&s Magullion RetFrank Magullion Tr
7WeiName ListMichael EscovitzPinky Patel
8Yan Angelo L PetullaTakako Petulla
9Li Muhammad H UsmaniTuba S Abbasi
10Ying Guichen Z WongSanford Wong
11HuiName ListChris CaryLindsay Cary
12Lei Marc S TaylorAnita Taylor
13Hong Darshan DaveSwati Dave
14Patel Ferlazzo NtAnthony J Ferlazzo
Check Names
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
C2:C14C2=IF(COUNT(SEARCH(" "&A$2:A$14&" ",SUBSTITUTE(" "&J2&" "&K2&" ","-"," "))),"Name List","")
 
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Thanks for the sample and additional explanation. Try this.

This looks like it has promise and I am super thankful. It seems to work for those first ones, but not for my entire data set. Here is my full list of names, and then an expanded array set. I can see some that I don't think are correct. I modified what you sent to include the rest of the names. =IF(COUNT(SEARCH(" "&A$2:A$1016&" ",SUBSTITUTE(" "&J6&" "&K6&" ","-"," "))),"Name List","")

2023_11_17 - scrape natickmlspublicrecords.xlsx
ABCDEFGHIJKLM
1NamesAddressCityStateZipOwner 1Owner 2Last Sale DateLast Sale Price
2SmithName ListFrederick H SmithLisa G Char-Smith9/28/1998$439,900
3Jo Jeffrey A DanielsCarrie Martin9/14/2016$920,500
4Cary Scott A JosephShelley M Joseph6/1/2004$549,000
5Berg Rivka KandinovBoris Kandinov12/1/2020$1,075,000
6Nushi Frank&s Magullion RetFrank Magullion Tr11/19/2004$468,500
7WeiName ListMichael EscovitzPinky Patel6/12/2023$1,550,000
8Yan Angelo L PetullaTakako Petulla6/1/2012$822,500
9Li Muhammad H UsmaniTuba S Abbasi10/1/2021$880,000
10Ying Guichen Z WongSanford Wong9/19/2008$480,000
11HuiName ListChris CaryLindsay Cary12/16/2020$1,295,000
12Lei Marc S TaylorAnita Taylor2/7/2011$577,500
13Hong Darshan DaveSwati Dave7/24/2009$507,500
14Patel Ferlazzo NtAnthony J Ferlazzo3/1/1997$1
15YuName ListMary V Blasberg7/3/1968$0
16Min Vikas GulatiMirela Bergamo-Gulati8/21/2015$1,025,000
17Xin Angela A GagnonRobert E Gagnon7/30/2007$1,039,000
18BinName ListGary C Brown12/3/2001$187,000
19Ping Dewin ChandraPetrisia Tjitarum12/18/2013$782,900
20Lin Donald H BenovitzMartha E Fagan-Benovitz6/9/2009$1
21YongName ListRace Point Ventures Llc11/27/2002$865,000
22MingName ListMassachusetts Tpke Auth$0
23Ling McGhee TDonna L McGhee Tr12/8/1993$0
24Qing Terri N RawsonMichael Wakefiled4/17/2020$770,000
25Peng Bruce D TikofskyAndrea M Tikofsky7/26/2013$431,000
26Qiang Kelly FtRobert M Kelly Tr5/18/2005$550,000
27Yun Elizabeth GreenbergJed Greenberg3/1/2022$620,000
28Jin Nicole A MacciniJonathan W Maccini12/9/2011$480,000
29RongName ListSusan Bornstein9/21/2000$0
30ChaoName ListMichelle Bertrand9/23/2011$325,000
Data
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
C2:C30C2=IF(COUNT(SEARCH(" "&A$2:A$1016&" ",SUBSTITUTE(" "&J2&" "&K2&" ","-"," "))),"Name List","")



2023_11_17 - scrape natickmlspublicrecords.xlsx
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860Qingyu
861Guisheng
862Xiaochen
863Jiehua
864Yongchang
865Haoran
866Jianchun
867Xianjun
868Yaohua
869Yongcheng
870Wenhong
871Chunxiang
872Jianlong
873Xianming
874Shiyu
875Ximing
876Yanwei
877Yinghong
878Weijia
879Dequan
880Yueping
881Honghua
882Shuxia
883Xinsheng
884Yueying
885Jiajie
886Jinlan
887Wenfang
888Qingsong
889Shuting
890Zhidong
891Shaoqing
892Shilin
893Xueliang
894Shang
895Hongjuan
896Lee
897Zhenwei
898Dangdang
899Shaohong
900Huaying
901Hailing
902Xinwei
903Jiabin
904Yanqin
905Xiangrong
906Qingmei
907Songlin
908Zhengrong
909Peihua
910Xinhui
911Jialing
912Jiacheng
913Yanying
914
915Qifeng
916Lisheng
917Xiaomeng
918Yunsheng
919Jinghong
920Yuchun
921Guocheng
922Shulan
923Jiahong
924Rongsheng
925Yingyi
926Jingming
927Yongbin
928Yahui
929Huirong
930Jinbiao
931Zhiqin
932Donghai
933Xinyuan
934Zhongmin
935Xiping
936Yanbing
937Chenglin
938Mengmeng
939Xuezhen
940Fengqin
941Guihong
942Guiming
943Jiaxing
944Jianyun
945Junling
946Wenzhi
947Changming
948Fengxia
949Jinbao
950Zhixing
951Jingping
952Suping
953Xinjian
954Yihui
955Yingxin
956Ban
957Tiejun
958Weifang
959Shaowei
960Guangsheng
961Qiuxia
962Fengling
963Hongling
964Qingwen
965Junyan
966Guangwei
967Hongzhi
968Jieling
969Huanhuan
970Daming
971Weizhen
972Xiaoshan
973Mingxing
974Guimei
975Shaobo
976Xuehong
977Lizhong
978Huixia
979Shiqiang
980Xinying
981Xinyue
982Yadong
983Tongxue
984Xiaoxi
985Huajun
986Ruifang
987Chengjun
988Qinghui
989Qingshan
990Lijing
991Shaoling
992Honghui
993Libing
994Xiaohu
995Guofang
996Hongyuan
997Lanlan
998Yiting
999Huixian
1000Qiuhua
1001Ronghui
1002Xiangming
1003Xiufen
1004Lichun
1005Peijun
1006Jisheng
1007Shaoming
1008Zihao
1009Xuelin
1010Yunpeng
1011Jiangtao
1012Jieping
1013Ruiping
1014Xianghong
1015Junmin
1016Qingyuan
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I can see some that I don't think are correct.
It would have been helpful to identify those, or at least a few of them. Never-the-less I think I now know the ones you mean.

but not for my entire data set.
That is because your sample data set was not representative of your entire data set. ;)
In your sample, there were no blank cells in the columns J:K data and no blank cells in the column A data. In this data set you have blank cells in both.

Try this instead.
Excel Formula:
=LET(n,FILTER(A$2:A$1016,A$2:A$1016<>""),IF(COUNT(SEARCH(" "&n&" ",SUBSTITUTE(" "&J2&" "&K2&" ","-"," "))),"Name List",""))
 
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