Search of table names

select name
  from DBname.sys.tables
 where name like '%xxx%'
   and is_ms_shipped = 0; -- << comment out if you really want to see them

You can also use the Filter button to filter tables with a certain string in it. You can do the same with stored procedures and views.

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If you want to look in all tables in all Databases server-wide and get output you can make use of the undocumented sp_MSforeachdb procedure:

sp_MSforeachdb 'SELECT "?" AS DB, * FROM [?].sys.tables WHERE name like ''%Table_Names%'''

I'm using this and works fine

SELECT * FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES 
WHERE TABLE_NAME LIKE '%%'

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Sql

Sql Server

Sql Server 2008 R2

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