split_prefixes: Split out prefixes from surname strings

In rijpma/capelinker: Machine Learning-based Record Linkage for Historical South Africa

Split out prefixes from surname strings

Description

split_prefixes() uses a list of common South African prefixes to split out prefixes from surnames

Usage

split_prefixes(strings, more_prefixes = c())

Arguments

strings	a vector of strings containing surnames
more_prefixes	a vector of additional prefixes that are not currently in the list already

Examples

split_prefixes(strings = c("VAN DER MOLEN", "DUMOULIN", "DU MOULIN"))
split_prefixes(strings = c("Van der Molen", "DUMOULIN", "DU MOULIN"))

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