[sql] How do I search for names with apostrophe in SQL Server?

SELECT * FROM TableName WHERE CHARINDEX('''',ColumnName) > 0 

When you have column with large amount of nvarchar data and millions of records, general 'LIKE' kind of search using percentage symbol will degrade the performance of the SQL operation.

While CHARINDEX inbuilt TSQL function is much more faster and there won't be any performance loss.

Reference SO post for comparative view.