Contacts Search feature: search only names?

I'm dismayed. The search feature was holding me back before, so I've been anxious to have search with the new software.
However, mine only searches first and last names. Is this so for everyone, or is this a glitch which may be fixed (hopefully soon) with an update?

just names... they may incorporate more later on though.

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