Perhaps you could have a macro do this in steps such as:
1.remove or re-locate "& fam"
2.remove or re-locate "& Mrs"
3. line up the columns by moving data to empty columns
etc.
contact me privately if desired

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Don Guillett
Microsoft MVP Excel
SalesAid Software

"dk" wrote in message
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We are trying to split up the file that can sometimes first names together
with last names sometimes first names are after their last names sometimes
the city and state and zip is in the same column sometimes indifferent
column
also sometimes it & Fam which is not a last name this file contains about
30,000 names
also advise how to download a sample of the file

Mr. H Safir H 1720 51St St Monsey 11204 NY
Mr. & Mrs Eli Stern Eli 854 E 24Th St Monsey 11204 NY
Mr. Fried & Fam A B 1645 59th St Brooklyn NY 11204
Mr. Hasenfeld & Fam Alex 1655 48th St Brooklyn NY 11204
Mr. Schwartz & Fam Chaim 1620 44th St Brooklyn NY 11204
Mr. Salamon & Fam Elia 5424 16th Ave Brooklyn NY 11204
Mr. H 1720 51st St Brooklyn NY 11204
Mr. Lefkowitz & Fam H 1682 45th St Brooklyn NY 11204