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Interested to know the meaning/history of the following surnames:
D'Imperio - Italian origin
Zampino - Italian origin
Veger - Hungarian origin
Bodnar - Hungarian origin
Kovacsics - Hungarian, but why the "ics" after Kovacs?
Csanfordi - Hungarian origin
Bartich - Hungarian origin
D'Imperio - Italian origin
Zampino - Italian origin
Veger - Hungarian origin
Bodnar - Hungarian origin
Kovacsics - Hungarian, but why the "ics" after Kovacs?
Csanfordi - Hungarian origin
Bartich - Hungarian origin
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In my opinion Veger could be the hungarian form of the german last name WEGER, that could have two possible origins both coming from words indicating professions:
a wegher
a carter
Kovacsics it is a variant of "Kovacs" it means probably "blacksmith".
a wegher
a carter
Kovacsics it is a variant of "Kovacs" it means probably "blacksmith".
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Kovacz (prn. Koh-vach) means smith and blacksmith in many Slavic languages. Perhaps, it is borrowed into Hungarian as well.
Kovacz is most probable a Hungarian surname. Corresponding Slavic surnames can be Kovaczicz (spelled also Kovachich or Kovacic) or Kovaczev (Kovachev).
Thus, Kovaczicz in this spelling can be either a Polish surname or a Serbo-Croatian surname written according to the Hungarian or Polish orthographic rules.
Kovacz is most probable a Hungarian surname. Corresponding Slavic surnames can be Kovaczicz (spelled also Kovachich or Kovacic) or Kovaczev (Kovachev).
Thus, Kovaczicz in this spelling can be either a Polish surname or a Serbo-Croatian surname written according to the Hungarian or Polish orthographic rules.
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D'Imperio could be a variant of Imperio or Imperi, last names that derive from the word "impero", empire. So this surname comes probably from a nickname. The D'Imperio are spread in Southern Italy, especially the provinces of Foggia, Bari and Campobaso.
Many immigrants in USA came from the area of Campobasso (see
www.ellisisland.org).
Zampino is also typical of Southern Italy, di could be a variant of ZAMPA, "paw" a word that sometimes is used to indicate also human hands.
This surname comes probably from a nickname difficult to explain.
Many immigrants in USA came from the area of Campobasso (see
www.ellisisland.org).
Zampino is also typical of Southern Italy, di could be a variant of ZAMPA, "paw" a word that sometimes is used to indicate also human hands.
This surname comes probably from a nickname difficult to explain.
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