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4.12.11

Making family names plural

Rules for making family names plural (in greeting cards, newsletters, invitations, and so forth):

Add "es" to make most names that end in "ch," "s," "sh," "z," and "x" plural:

- Have you heard from the Birches?
- The Joneses invite you to dinner.
- The Lashes can't come this year.
- Season's greetings from the Alvarezes.
- The Foxes flew to Hawaii.

Add "s" to make names that end in "y" plural:

- The Kennedys throw a great holiday party.

Never use an apostrophe to make a name plural! Apostrophes are for possessives. (Grammar Girl Tips)