QB Issue Resolution:
The Customer Name, at the top, is a label field. Then, you enter Mr or Mrs, First, Middle Initial, Last, Company Name, etc.
At the Customer Name field, this is where you enter it how you want to see it in reports and on the customer center list.
Resolution for Issue 'How can I sort and show customers by last name first?' available: Yes (Solved).
Source: Intuit Community forum.
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