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Father's last name defaults to daughter's married name

Angela Stanton

December 21, 2016 00:15

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I have removed and re-entered my parents several times but each time their last name just "flipped" to be my married last name.. Geni... this is no way to build a tree!!! lol

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  Jeff, Geni Curator December 21, 2016 01:41

  Angela, Geni will autofill the last name of your parents based on your "Birth Surname" (maiden name) field.  Since you have not filled out your birth surname, Geni will autofill using your last name.  You can always change this as your filling it out if it's incorrect.  It is meant to speed data entry.

  There is also an option in the top right corner when you create a new profile that has a checkbox for "Suggest surnames".  If you uncheck that, it will not autofill.