Swiss Submitted Surnames

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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

Ziegenfus German
Variant of Ziegenfuss.

Ziegenfuss German
Meaning "goat foot".

Ziegenhagen German
Derived from Middle High German zige "goat" and hag "enclosure, hedge, pasture". Could be an occupational name for someone who kept goats, or be derived from any of several places with the name.

Ziegenhorn Upper German (Archaic)
Goat horn, either 1. the horn of a goat, 2. Goat mountain, or 3. From goat mountain.

Ziegler Von Ziegleck Auf Rheingrub German

Zielenbach German
Literally translates to "aiming brook"

Zielsdorf German
Habitational name from an unidentified place, perhaps Ziersdorf in Lower Austria.

Ziemer German

Zier German

Zierold German

Zigler German
Variant of Ziegler.

Zilio Italian
From the given name Egidio, via the dialectic nicknames Gilio or Gilius (compare Giles).

Zillmann German

Zimbaldi Italian

Zimmer German
Means "room" in German.

Zinder German
A mostly Ashkenazi Jewish surname, while specific documentation linking "Zinder" to the German word "Zünder" (meaning "tinder" or "firestarter") is limited, the surname "Zinder" is believed to have German origins, possibly derived from the word "Zindel," which refers to a "bundle of wood shavings." This term is associated with materials used to start fires, suggesting a potential connection to the "firestarter" occupation... [more]

Zingaro Italian
Means "gypsy" in Italian.

Zinger German
The surname Zinger was first found in Saxony, where this family name became a prominent contributor to the development of the district from ancient times. ... In Old German the name meant "lively" and "spritely," or more literally, "a biting, sharp taste."

Zink German
German:... [more]

Zinn German
From the German for word for tin "tin." The name indicated someone who worked with the metal. A famous bearer is Johann Gottfried Zinn, a German botanist. Carl Linnaeus named the flower Zinnia in his honor.

Zinni Italian
Variant of Zini.

Zinnman German
Occupational name for a pewter smith.

Zipzer Polish (Rare), German (Rare), Jewish (Rare)

Zirkzee Dutch, German
Could be potentially related to the German surname Zirkel or Zirkl. Another theory says that it has its historical roots in the Netherlands, particularly in the region of Zeeland, where it is believed to have originated... [more]

Zisler Romansh

Zito Italian

Zoccola Italian
Possibly derives from a dialectic variant of zoccolo "clog (shoe with wooden sole); hoof (of an animal)", perhaps a nickname for someone who made or often wore such shoes, or for a mountaineer... [more]

Zoch German
From a place in Germany named Zochau.

Zoch German
Derived from Middle High German zoche meaning "cudgel, club".

Zoelly German (Swiss)

Zola Italian
Italian: habitational name from any of various minor places named with Zol(l)a, from a dialect term for a mound or bank of earth, as for example Zola Predosa (Bologna) or Zolla in Monrupino (Trieste)... [more]

Zoldan Italian
Derived from the toponym Zoldo in Belluno, Italy.

Zolla Italian

Zoller German, Jewish
Occupational name for a customs officer, Middle High German zoller.

Zolli Italian

Zollo Italian

Zonder Romansh
Variant of Sonder.

Zonzini Italian
Nickname from Italian zonzo meaning "silly, foolish".

Zook German (Swiss, Americanized)
Americanized form of Zug.

Zopf German
Nickname for someone who wore his hair in a pigtail or plait, Middle High German zopf, zoph, or from a field name from same word in the sense ‘tail’, ‘end’, ‘narrow point’.

Zoppi Italian
Nickname from zoppo "lame, unsteady".

Zorn German
From Middle High German zorn "wrath, anger". A notable bearer was Swedish painter Anders Zorn (1860-1920) whose father was German.

Zortea Romansh

Zossi Italian

Zottola Italian

Zuan Romansh
Derived from the given name Zuan.

Zuber German, German (Swiss)
German: Metonymic occupational name for a cooper or tubmaker, from Middle High German zuber ‘(two-handled) tub’, or a habitational name from a house distinguished by the sign of a tub. ... [more]

Zubiani Italian
Possibly derived from a diminutive form of the given name Eusebio.

Zucchino Italian
Derived from zucchino meaning "zucchini, courgette" (Cucurbita pepo). It is also related to those surnames derived from zucca meaning "pumpkin" and to those derived from zuccone meaning "dumb, stubborn".

Zuccoli Italian
Derived from the Italian word zucca meaning "pumpkin", originally referred to someone who used to grow or trade pumpkins.

Zuckerman German, Jewish
Occupational name for someone who sold sugar or was a confectioner, or a nickname for someone with a sweet tooth, derived from Old High German zuckar "sugar" and man... [more]

Zug German (Swiss)
Denotes somebody from either the Canton of Zug or town of Zug.

Zuliani Italian
Derived from Zuliano, the Venetian form of Giuliano.

Zumbano Italian
Variant of Zumpano.

Zumpano Italian
Comes from the town Zumpano in the province Cosenza in Calabria, Italy. The meaning is unknown but it possibly comes from a Greek-Calabrese surname.

Zumwalt German
German spelling Zum-Wald (to the forest) older german

Zürcher German
Habitational name for someone from the Swiss city of Zurich.

Zurich German (Swiss)
Habitational name from a city in Switzerland named Zürich.

Zurri Italian

Zurru Italian
From Sardinian "gush, spring (of water)".

Zurzolo Italian
The last name of actor, Lorenzo Zurzolo, who is Niccolo in Baby and Theodore Nott in Harry Potter.

Zutter German, Belgian, German (Swiss)
Variant of Sutter.

Zweig German, Jewish
Derived from Middle High German zwīg "branch bough twig graft" German zweig applied perhaps as a nickname for a new member in a family offspring or as an occupational name for a horticultural expert... [more]

Zweinstra German
Zweinstra is a German, relatively unknown surname which is also sometimes used in Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein.

Zwicker German

Zwiebel German, Germanic

Zwilling German, Jewish
Means "a twin", as in a twin brother or twin sister. Often given to those who were twins.

Zwingli Swiss
Possibly derived from a place name in Toggenburg, Switzerland. A notable bearer was Huldrych Zwingli (1484 – 1531), leader of the protestant reformation in Switzerland, who was born in Wildhaus, Toggenburg... [more]

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