What is the correct way to write the plural of a surname, with our without an apostrophe? An example might be: The history of the Collinses/Collins's is complicated. There are many Collinses/Collins's in my family tree. This land belonged to the Meltons/Melton's.
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The history of the Collinses is complicated. There are many Collinses in my family tree. This land belonged to the Meltons .
— Mister Micawber
The history of the Collinses is complicated.
There are many Collinses in my family tree.
This land belonged to the Meltons .
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