MS SQL - How to find all tables in a database by a column name

Sometimes you might need to find all your MS SQL database tables by a column name. 

This could be because you might want to investigate a database error and here is how you can do it - all credit goes to AdaTheDev on StackOverflow;

Error

SQL Script to Find All Tables by a Column Name

--Search Tables

SELECT      COLUMN_NAME AS 'ColumnName'

            ,TABLE_NAME AS  'TableName'

FROM        INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS

WHERE       COLUMN_NAME LIKE '%preventCleanup%'

ORDER BY    TableName

            ,ColumnName;

  

--Search Tables and Views

SELECT      c.name  AS 'ColumnName'

            ,t.name AS 'TableName'

FROM        sys.columns c

JOIN        sys.tables  t   ON c.object_id = t.object_id

WHERE       c.name LIKE '%preventCleanup%'

ORDER BY    TableName

            ,ColumnName;

Final Result