# Apostrophe Use in Plural Last Names

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apostrophe-use-in-plural-last-names/343678>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 9, 2006, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apostrophe-use-in-plural-last-names/343678 "2006-02-09T13:13:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2006, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apostrophe-use-in-plural-last-names/343678/21 "2006-02-09T19:39:20Z")

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> [@inquiring\_mind](#):
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> Are you sure? In Los Angeles, all their material leaves off the apostrophe from their name, e.g. website.

You’re right–I didn’t actually look at the site but I was looking at a list in Google and Google’s heading link for it is

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

but nowhere on the site did I find the apostrophe

I wonder where Google generated it from?

BTW the word “childrens” with no apostrophe is just wrong. I don’t know why CHLA does that.

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**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2006, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apostrophe-use-in-plural-last-names/343678/22 "2006-02-09T21:19:33Z")

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> [@CookingWithGas](#):
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> BTW the word “childrens” with no apostrophe is just wrong. I don’t know why CHLA does that.

Absolutely. I am skeeved by the optical store connected with my optometrist because they have displays reading “Mens” and “Womens”. Makes my skin crawl.

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