diff --git a/front-end/src/app/contacts/contact-list/contact-list.component.spec.ts b/front-end/src/app/contacts/contact-list/contact-list.component.spec.ts
index e67939a84d..36588ed28d 100644
--- a/front-end/src/app/contacts/contact-list/contact-list.component.spec.ts
+++ b/front-end/src/app/contacts/contact-list/contact-list.component.spec.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ describe('ContactListComponent', () => {
 
   it('#displayName returns the contact name', () => {
     let name = component.displayName(contact);
-    expect(name).toBe('Jane Smith');
+    expect(name).toBe('Smith, Jane');
 
     contact.type = ContactTypes.ORGANIZATION;
     name = component.displayName(contact);
diff --git a/front-end/src/app/contacts/contact-list/contact-list.component.ts b/front-end/src/app/contacts/contact-list/contact-list.component.ts
index f7db494134..0d8fbdfbef 100644
--- a/front-end/src/app/contacts/contact-list/contact-list.component.ts
+++ b/front-end/src/app/contacts/contact-list/contact-list.component.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export class ContactListComponent extends TableListBaseComponent<Contact> {
    */
   public displayName(item: Contact): string {
     if ([ContactTypes.INDIVIDUAL, ContactTypes.CANDIDATE].includes(item.type)) {
-      return `${item.first_name} ${item.last_name}`;
+      return `${item.last_name}, ${item.first_name}`;
     } else {
       return item.name || '';
     }