Named ranges/functions formula trouble with Google Sheets

Jewells0905

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Hello All,​

I am currently working on a project for my portfolio, below is the info I have been given. I am having trouble getting my formulas to work.​

Your Task​

The dataset to the right contains the Titanic data that you have worked with before. In cell G2 there is a function that will generate a list of unique last names. Study this function to understand how it works. Once you understand how the function operates, create a named function called UNIQUE_LAST_NAMES with a single parameter full_name_range to replace the function currently in cell G2.

Once you have created the custom named function, clear the contents of cell G2 and use the function UNIQUE_LAST_NAMES to regenerate the list of unique last names.

* current function provided in cell G2 =UNIQUE(ARRAYFORMULA(IFERROR(LEFT(A2:A,FIND(",",A2:A)-1),LEFT(A2:A,FIND(" ",A2:A)-1))))
* I have named A2:A1314 "full_name" It is from sheet Titanic
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*FULL_NAME_RANGE - current formula to extract the last name only from Column A - =LEFT(full_name,FIND(",",full_name)-1)
formula used without full_name - =LEFT(A2:A,FIND(",",A2:A)-1)
I have tested both of the above formulas and they work on their own
* Named function UNIQUE_LAST_NAMES - =UNIQUE(ARRAYFORMULA(IFERROR(LEFT(full_name,FIND(",",full_name)-1),LEFT(full_name,FIND(" ",full_name)-1))))
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Below is a small snip from the sheet as it contains 1315 rows.

NamePClassAgeGenderSurvivedUnique Last Names
Allen, Miss Elisabeth Walton1st29female1Allen
Allison, Miss Helen Loraine1st2female0Allison
Allison, Mr Hudson Joshua Creighton1st30male0Anderson
Allison, Mrs Hudson JC (Bessie Waldo Daniels)1st25female0Andrews


any help with this is greatly appreciated as I am not sure exactly where I've gone wrong, and have been messing with it for far too long.
 

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I finally got this one figured out so just in case anyone else runs across this here is my solution.

G2- =UNIQUE_LAST_NAMES(full_name)
 
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