How do you split a cell into first and last name?
To separate first and last names in Excel, highlight your list of names and select Text to columns. In the pop-up window, choose Delimited and select Space from the options. Once finished, Excel should separate all first and last names into different columns.
Is there a formula to separate names in Excel?
To split name in Excel (first name, the middle name and the last name), there are two easy ways – the text to column method and the formula method. In the text to column method, a delimiter character needs to be specified. In the formula method, the LEFT, FIND, RIGHT, and LEN functions are used to split names.