SQL Server 2008 FullTextSearch Single Character in Name Missing from Results

Question

I have a full text indexed column in SQL Server 2008 which has the following rows:

W Smithers, Wilda Smithers, W2 Smithers

When

Answer 1

The W probably is a stop word. Try to remove it from the stoplist.

Check this link to see how it is done: Configure and Manage Stopwords and Stoplists for Full-Text Search

EDIT

Try to recreate the FT index, but this time do not specify any stop list at all.