Origin of the Brenzovich Surname

Origin of the Brenzovich Surname

The origin of the Brenzovich surname is not really known. In many Eastern European Countries, surnames were derived from various origins, such as; names of places, patronymics, matronymics, trades, occupations, physical appearances, personality and nicknames. In the East Slavic language, some form of "vich, ovich, icz or wicz" at the end of a surname ususally meant "son of ". There appears to be no source or meaning for the word "Brenz". However, in the Czech language, "Bren" is the name of a well-known cheese. Could it be that the Brenzovich surname originated from the son of a cheese maker who made his way to the Carpathian Mountains of Ruthenia, maybe so?

However, there is another theory that could explain the origin of the Brenzovich surname. In the early centuries of the Hungarian Kingdom, it is known that various kings invited and recruited people from other areas of Europe to settle, live and populate sparsely populated areas within the boundaries of the kingdom. In my research, it came to my attention that there exist a village/town in Italy named Brenzone. Brenzone is located in Northern Italy on the shores of Garda Lake approximately half way between Milano and Venezia. The following is pure speculation and there is no proof to substantiate this theory one way or another at this time.

Brenzone, Italy, note the "red star"

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Keeping in mind now, that many European surname names originated from place names. Therefoure, the theory is that sometime in the early days of the Kingdom of Hungary, an individual or family from the village/town of Brenzone what is now the country of Italy migrated to the Carpathian Mountains of Ruthenia at the invitation of a Hungarian king and settled there. The distance between the two geopraphic areas is not that great and it is possible that an individual or family could have traveled the distance. Therefore, it is possible that the Brenzovich surname may have originated from the son of a person who migrated from the village of Brenzone. Whereas, the first son became the "son of Brenzo or Brenzovich". Something to think about. The red star on the map depicts the location of Brenzone, Italy.