With string in A3 and name to count in B1, try this:

=(LEN(A3)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(UPPER(A3),UPPER(B1),"")))/LEN(B1)
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"Chris the researcher" <Chris the
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I need to count the number of times a word shows up in a given cell for
which
the number will then show up below the name of the word.

ex. B1
[Jon]
A3 ? How many times did
Jon appear?
[Jon, Kate, Jon, Lilly]


I want excel to put in a number where the ? is.

Please help!