Text search component not matching on exact, just partial

Thanks for these responses. I’m trying to recreate the issue in a simple test page; would you be able to share any screenshots from the page builder showing how your search component is set up?

One thought I had had is that if you’re using this to search a custom object or custom fields, I’m wondering if there’s any indexing of the object and fields in question, and if perhaps that index needs an update. This angle may not pan out, after seeing that it’s always after a certain letter of the last name, but it’s worth mentioning.