My new married last name is Gonzalez. Asked around my in-laws and got answers of "Gonzalezes" and "Gonzalez's." Not sure what's actually grammatically correct. Thanks for help!
How do you correctly pluralize a last name that ends in Z?
Hi chrishel,
It should be 'the Gonz谩lez' or 'the Gonzalez'
Gonz谩lez (written 'Gonzalez' in some English speaking countries[1]) is a Spanish last name. There are rules for the plural of family names in Spanish [2].
Because Gonz谩lez is a word with the accent on the second to last syllable (the penultimate syllable), its plural form remains the same. This also applies to 'Gonzalez'.
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonz%C3%A1l...
[2] http://www.belcart.com/belcart_es/como_e...
Reply:Well that's how you'd pluralise it in Spanish, but that doesn't say much about how best to do it in English. Report Abuse
Reply:It would be standard to write Gonzalezes. The apostrophe option is not very helpful, as it's easily confused with the possessive.
Bear in mind, incidentally, that this has nothing to do with grammar: it's simply a matter of spelling conventions.
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