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In Dutch, "sr." and "jr." are used socially rather than legally, but the system is not extended to "III" and beyond. Instead, Piet de Vries jr. will become Piet de Vries sr. upon the death of his father if there is a grandson also named Piet to take on the junior title. Otherwise the suffix falls away.
For Spanish names, use North American spelling Sr. and Jr., even if the person is not from Latin America, as most Spanish-speaking countries use the same naming convention for generational suffixes as the United States and Canada. Examples: John F. Kennedy Jr. (son of John F. Kennedy) George Formby Sr (British English)
For example, when a Sr. of a family dies, his son remains Jr. and grandson remains III. There are some preexisting statements that also label some usages as absolutely correct or incorrect, but even for just the United States, I can't find any source that isn't contradicted by some other equally plausible source.
Six players on the Rams and Patriots are part of a growing NFL trend of African-American players having “Sr.,” “Jr.,” “II” or “III” listed after their surnames on their jerseys.
[3] [4] For superstitious reasons, his father (Al Unser Jr.) insisted he not be named with the suffix "III". [1] [2] By that time both Al Sr. and Al Jr. were stars on the Indy car circuit. Al Sr. was becoming known by the nickname "Big Al." Al Jr. for a time was known as "Little Al," thus Al Richard Unser became known for a time as "Mini Al."
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. (August 17, 1914 – August 17, 1988) was an American lawyer, politician, and businessman. He served as a United States congressman from New York from 1949 to 1955 and in 1963 was appointed United States Under Secretary of Commerce by President John F. Kennedy.
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In the English language, an honorific is a form of address conveying esteem, courtesy or respect. These can be titles prefixing a person's name, e.g.: Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms, Mx, Sir, Dame, Dr, Cllr, Lady, or Lord, or other titles or positions that can appear as a form of address without the person's name, as in Mr President, General, Captain, Father, Doctor, or Earl.