Släkthistoria för Branz
Branz Vad efternamn betyder
South German: from a pet form of Brand German: from a Germanized Slavic vernacular derivative (or from its pet form) of the Latin personal name Franciscus (see Francis compare below). Germanized form of Slovenian Branc: variant of Franc an equivalent of Francis. Alternatively perhaps in some cases from a pet form of personal names based on the Slavic element bran ‘to defend’ (see Brankovich).
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
