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My first guess is NE Germany, particularly the state of Prussia (Preußen). After WW2 Germany (the state of Prussia) lost a lot of territory to Poland and Russia. People moved around so they could be from anywhere but I would guess the origin is Prussia and it got misspelled when they emigrated from Europe to N America. Happens a lot. Original spelling I can't guess unless I hear how they pronounce it. But many European and other surnames are anglicized in pronunciation. Second guess is the former Austro-Hungarian empire which was disassembled after WW1. My guess overall is it is Germanic. Third guess is Nordic or Scandinavian but really doubt it.

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There are generic German surnames like Schmidt, Müller, etc. Then there are distinctly regional like Prussian, Alscatian, Southern German (e.g., Bavarian), etc. Also, physical appearance sometimes varies regionally.