Lack of First and Last Name Reversal in Address Book

I just got a new iMac and transferred the contents of my old eMac running on OS 10.3---(latest) using the Mac transfer system. Problem: in the address book most of the cards do not respond to the Preference setting for First or Last name first. Some do, they toggle back and forth as I change the setting, but most stay unchanged with the Last name first. All respond properly to changes in the sort setting.

I know the phones only have a single Name field, but there is such an option to change the sort order and display! Did you look in the menu I listed?
I've just tried it with 5 Sony Ericsson phones I have with me here (W610, K800, K510, Z610 & W200) and that I use iSync with on a daily basis and the option is there and it works perfectly.
It's in the W810 manual on Page 62:
http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/support/products/userguides/w810i
where it says:
"To select sort order for contacts *> Contacts > Options > Advanced > Sort order* to select sorting by first or last name"
With *Sort order* set to *By first name* it displays:
Anne Baker
Bill Smith
Charles Jones
With *Sort order* set to *By last name* it displays:
Baker, Anne
Jones, Charles
Smith, Bill

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