You're right Max.<g

BUT, I also forget, as you *didn't*, to include the possibility that the
entire referenced range might not be completely populated, and therefore
return an incorrect answer.

=SUMPRODUCT((TEXT($A$1:$A$25,"mmm")=B1)*($A$1:$A$2 5<""))
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RD
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"Max" wrote in message
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=SUMPRODUCT(--(TEXT(A1:A25,"mmm")=B1))

Neater !

... but think the range A1:A25 needs to be fixed: $A$1:$A$25
before copying down from C1 <g
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Max
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