Hello all.

I have been doing geneology (family tree) research on my last name
for a few years now, and it is difficult because none of my immediate
ancestors really kept track of our distant ancestors.

My last name is Zimberoff, and it is a name that was spelled that way
in English by an immigration official in the USA who spoke English.

I do know that my great-grandfather came to the USA from Russia right
around 1900.

I have been trying to do research on whether there are still any Zimberoff's in Russia, but I do not speak or read Russian, so it is difficult
if not impossible.

I think that if I have to spell my name in Russian it would look like:

Зимберов - is that correct?

My questions... what does that really translate to in English? Is Zimberoff
really the correct English version of the family name? Is it different for
men and women in Russian?

Is it really just "Zimber" with some ending on it?

What does the "off" suffix really mean. I see it on a lot of Russian names.

I also have a few leads on specific towns where my ancestors might have
lived. How could I go about trying to find if there are any of them still
there, or anyone that would have birth / death records of them?

Thanks in advance!

-Jason Zimberoff