How do I reference an author with a hyphenated or two-part first names or surnames in APA?

The APA Style format for author names in reference list entries is: author’s surname(s) followed by the initials of their given name(s).

For names with multiple parts, write the author’s name exactly as it appears on the published work, including hyphenated surnames, and two-part surnames and first names.

Surnames

• If a surname includes a hyphen between both names, include the hyphen in the reference list entry and the in-text citation.
• Retain the author's preferred capitalisation for surnames. (See the Van Der Hulst examples below, which after consulting related publications and/or researcher profiles, are all correctly capitalised.

Surname examples:

First names

• If an author's first name is hyphenated, include the hyphen + periods after each initial for the reference list entry only.
• Chinese names generally have a one-character family name (surname) that comes first, followed by a given name which is most often two characters in length, for example Huang Yuan Hui, where Huang is the family name.
  • In scholarly journals with English-speaking readership, however, Chinese names may follow Western naming conventions, with the family name placed last and the given name, which may either be hyphenated (eg Zi-Ang Yao) or joined (eg Shiping Wen) coming first.
  • If the individual elements of the name are each separated by a space (eg Huang Yuan Hui), you may not be able to distinguish which is the surname and which is the first name. Wikipedia has a helpful List of common Chinese surnames page which you could use to try and determine the surname (use Ctrl+F to search for the name - there are a lot of names listed!).

First name example:

For more examples see the APA style website and blog post below. Note that the blog post refers to APA 6th, but the explanation still applies.