| Suffix | Description |
| B.V.M. | Blessed Virgin Mary |
| CFRE | Certified Fund Raising Executive |
| CLU | Chartered Life Underwriter |
| CPA | Certified Public Accountant |
| C.S.C. | Congregation of Holy Cross |
| C.S.J. | Sisters of St. Joseph |
| D.C. | Doctor of Chiropractic |
| D.D. | Doctor of Divinity |
| D.D.S. | Doctor of Dental Surgery |
| D.M.D. | Doctor of Dental Medicine |
| D.O. | Doctor of Osteopathy |
| D.V.M. | Doctor of Veterinary Medicine |
| Ed.D. | Doctor of Education |
| Esq. | Esquire |
| II | The Second |
| III | The Third |
| IV | The Fourth |
| Inc. | Incorporated |
| J.D. | Juris Doctor |
| Jr. | Junior |
| LL.D. | Doctor of Laws |
| Ltd. | Limited |
| M.D. | Doctor of Medicine |
| O.D. | Doctor of Optometry |
| O.S.B. | Order of St Benedict |
| P.C. | Past Commander, Police Constable, Post Commander |
| P.E. | Protestant Episcopal |
| Ph.D. | Doctor of Philosophy |
| Ret. | Retired |
| R.G.S | Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd |
| R.N. | Registered Nurse |
| R.N.C. | Registered Nurse Clinician |
| S.H.C.J. | Society of Holy Child Jesus |
| S.J. | Society of Jesus |
| S.N.J.M. | Sisters of Holy Names of Jesus & Mary |
| Sr. | Senior |
| S.S.M.O. | Sister of Saint Mary Order |
| USA | United States Army |
| USAF | United States Air Force |
| USAFR | United States Air Force Reserve |
| USAR | United States Army Reserve |
| USCG | United States Coast Guard |
| USMC | United States Marine Corps |
| USMCR | United States Marine Corps Reserve |
| USN | United States Navy |
| USNR | United States Navy Reserve |