Thread: Question about names

Originally Posted by Soft sign

Yes, most Russian surnames have gender variants. Not all of them though.

male	female
-́ин	-́ина
-и́н	-ина́
-́ов	-́ова
-о́в	-о́ва
-́ев	-́ева
-ёв	-ёва
-́ый	-́ая
-́ий	-́яя
-о́й	-а́я

Surnames not having those endings usually have a single form for both genders.

In some cases, a surname can look like it has one of those endings, but they are of different origin (part of the root, not a suffix). E.g. Да́рвин, Бю́лов, Голова́, Цой, Гурцка́я. They also have a single form for both genders.