Plurals of Names

As it’s Christmastime, this is a good time to cover the plural of names. Most names you just add s to:
Hammers
Bishops
Butchers
Jacksons
Carpenters

What if your name already ends in an s? Add es:
Williamses
Evanses
Lewises

Then there’s a few other forms:
Valdezes
Rileys

Wrong:
Hammer’s
Bishop’s
Williams’

For practical purposes, it’s probably easier to write “from the Williams family” rather than “from the Williamses.”

Trick to Remember
Plurals are formed by adding s or es. If you don’t sign your name with an apostrophe normally, then it will not ever obtain one. Apostrophes never ever ever make a plural.