Do you sort contacts by first or last name?

[Jared DiPane]

Last night I picked up my fiance's iPhone to use and when I went to the contacts I noticed they were all out of wack. Well, ok not really, just not how I am used to.

Personally I sort by first name, it makes more sense to me, but she sorts by last name. So now I wonder, how do you sort your contacts?

First name, Last name? Or do you spotlight search so you don't even know?

 

[Quiney08]

I sort by first name. That's usually how I refer to the person I am looking for so it's easiest for me.


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[Fausty82]

Last name. I'm an "order" freak... Probably to the OCD level.

 

[BLiNK]

First. did it since day one and see no reason to change it up

OP, do you work for iMore? you seem to have made several threads, all of a sudden, like the other staff

 

[EmceeGeek]

I sort by first name but some people don't know you can change the order and some don't know how to.

 

[Just_Me_D]

First Name. I find it easier to tell Siri to call a person via his or her first name.


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[Fausty82]

Looks like I'm the Lone Ranger on this one...

 

[Just_Me_D]

Looks like I'm the Lone Ranger on this one...

I'm sure there are others.


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[Peligro911]

First name but depends I bet military people sort by last name lol


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[Craig]

First name, as I seldom call people I know by their last names, so when looking for someone named Donna I am looking for Donna, not Wilson, Donna. (I actually don't know a Donna Wilson, just a sample)

 

[pkcable]

Cool thread J! I learned VERY early from my mom, you sort by first name. She always did her address books that way. Now I'm talking those old fashion kind you had next to your landline. And the landline was a rotary dial too. Yea I'm older than dirt!

 

[Fausty82]

Cool thread J! I learned VERY early from my mom, you sort by first name. She always did her address books that way. Now I'm talking those old fashion kind you had next to your landline. And the landline was a rotary dial too. Yea I'm older than dirt!

I remember the landline, rotary dial and party lines... but not quite old enough for the hand crank phones... and I still sort by last name... in part, I assume because when growing up, dad's friend John Smith was not "John" to me, he was "Mr Smith"...

 

[kshen1]

First name! I think apple should set it by first name by default.

 

[LingLing511]

I also sort by first name. Much easier for me.

 

[kunalz555]

First name

 

[sherlock]

Looks like I'm the Lone Ranger on this one...

I'm with you bro. Lastname, firstname and Siri copes with it just fine.

 

[CG68]

Looks like I'm the Lone Ranger on this one...

You're not alone. I sort by last name too.

 

[ThePinkChameleon]

Waaaay back from my bb days, i've always sorted by first name bases

 

[pkcable]

Sometimes I use the last name, IF that's how I know them, and in those cases, I don't even list their last name. Also some folks are listed by their nick names. My boss is in there as El Diablo.

 

[Fausty82]

Sometimes I use the last name, IF that's how I know them, and in those cases, I don't even list their last name. Also some folks are listed by their nick names. My boss is in there as El Diablo.

gotta love that!