When "Jr" or "Sr" follows a last name, it is called a suffix or a generational suffix. It is used to indicate that a person has the same name as their father or grandfather respectively.
"Jr." is the suffix for "Junior" and is used after a man's name when he shares the same name as his father. "Sr." is the suffix for "Senior" and is used after a man's name when he has the same name as his son, who is usually named after him.
Normally you write it like this Junior : Example : Frank W. Shaft Jr. For Senior it is the same way: Frank W. Shaft Sr.
It means that they have named their child after them. For example If John Smith named his son John, he would now be called John Smith Sr. and his son would be named John Smith Jr. Sr. stands for senior and Jr. junior
no then he would't be the third. Sr. Jr. and the third are ways to distinguish which person it is.
A woman who has the same name as a female parent or child is not usually called a Sr. or Jr. but it is occasionally done. Perhaps the most prominent example is the daughter of Warren Buffet, who has the same name as her mother and is sometimes called "Suzie Jr."
Same as you would ave. or blvd., with a period
When writing a name in last name first format, suffixes like Jr. or Sr. typically follow the last name. For example, John Smith Jr. would be written as Smith, John Jr. and John Smith Jr. Sr. would be written as Smith, John Jr. Sr.
Jr is Junior and Sr is Senior. They are often added to names when a father(Sr) and son(Jr) share the same name. They are also used when two people with the same name are not father and son. For example a grandfather and grandson or an uncle and nephew might have the same name and be in the same communinty. The purpose is to say which is the older and which the younger, and so to tell the difference between two people with the same name.
The most common name suffixes are senior and junior, limited chiefly to American usage, which may be written with a capital first letter (Sr.) or in lower case (jr.) following the person's name (with or without an interceding comma).
alyn-michael begely jr. sr. alyn-michael begely jr. sr.
Dale Sr's mother or Jr's mother? Sr's mother is Martha Coleman and Jr's mothers name is Brenda Gee.