Sql server union but keep order

Question

Is there a way to union two tables, but keep the rows from the first table appearing first in the result set?

For example:

Table1

name                


        

Answer 1

Try this :-

Select * 
from
( 
Select name,surname, 1 as filter
from  Table1
Union all
Select name,surname , 2 as filter
from Table2
)
order by filter