Column and Row values for polygons in a shapefile

[KatelijnVan_Munster]

How can I attribute individual polygons in a shapefile with row and column numbers so that each polygon will have its own unique combination of column and row values. Examples of shapefile types could be a simple fishnet grid, or something less regular like the counties in a state.

Right now my attribute table looks something like this:

Polygon
A
B
C

I'd like the resulting attribute table to look something like this:

Polygon	Column	Row
A	1	1
B	1	2
C	2	1
D	2	2
E	3	1

*Edited to change "label" to "attribute"

[BrianN]

So you want to label each polygon using 2 attributes? You can do that in the labelling.

[DanPatterson_Retired]

when you decide on the rules, there are several options as noted here https://community.esri.com/message/458812#comment-458812

but the python snippet  assumes some logic to the order of the polygons.