How do you split a table up into multiple smaller tables by column?

Hello all
Ok this should be simple but be danged if I can figure it out.
when you have a regular table and have data in mutiple collumns and hit sort it sorts the whole table.

BUT how do I break that table up by columns so i can sort each column independently of the rest, in essence break up a large table into smaller tables by columns so when I sort, it sorts only that column

please see attached excel example

Please let me know and thank you all