Hello, @davidstockin.

I can definitely understand why the ability to assigned the company name as the default name of your customer would be handy.

As of now, I'll make sure to pass along your feedback to our Product Development Team. Our product development team reviews all the feedback we receive to ensure we’re meeting the needs of our customers.

In the meantime, you can follow the suggestions provided by @John C in this thread.

Let me know if you have other questions about managing your customer's information within QuickBooks. Have a good one!