Names are associated with roles, not with persons. This is particularly true for prefix and suffixes. Mayor Lyndon Smersh and Lyndon Smersh, Esq. are different roles as politician and lawyer of the underlying person Lyndon Smersh. Many women also have multiple names, e.g. a married name used socially and their original name used professionally.

When dealing with persons, it's necessary not to confuse their roles.