| Language(s) | Welsh, Irish, Old Norse |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Welsh: "son of Rhydderch"; Irish: "descendant of Bruadar"; "Brother" Old Norse: "Blood Brother" or "Ginger brother" |
Broderick is a surname of early medieval English origin and subsequently the Anglicised versions of names of Irish and Welsh origin. It is also a given name.
English origin
The name was originally derived from "son of Baldric (or Baldrick)".[1] Broderick or Broderic may also refer to a person living at or near a broad ridge.[2][3]
Irish origin
It is an Anglicised form of the Irish Ó Bruadair, meaning "descendant of Bruadar". The Irish Bruattar /Bruadar /Brodur is first recorded in 853, in the name of Bruattar mac Aeda, an Irish princeling from the south-east of Ireland. As a Norse personal name, Brodir is found in the name of a particular participant in the Battle of Clontarf and of a particular King of Dublin who was killed in 1160.[4]
Welsh origin
The name is an Anglicised form of the Welsh Prydderch, meaning "son of Rhydderch".[2] The Welsh personal name Rhydderch was originally a byname meaning "reddish brown".[5]
Notable people with the surname
A
- Alanna Broderick (born 1980), Jamaican tennis player
- Amanda Broderick (born 1971), British academic administrator
B
- Beth Broderick (born 1959), American actress
- Betty Broderick (born 1947), American socialite
- Billy Broderick (1908–1946), Irish swimmer
- Bonaventure Broderick (1868–1943), American bishop
- Brendan Broderick, American screenwriter
- Brian Broderick (born 1986), American baseball player
C
- Carlfred Broderick (1932–1999), American psychologist
- Case Broderick (1839–1920), American politician
- Chris Broderick (born 1970), American musician
- Colin Broderick, Northern Irish filmmaker
D
- Damien Broderick (born 1944), Australian writer
- D'Arcy Broderick, Canadian musician
- David C. Broderick (1820–1859), American politician
E
- Edwin Broderick (1917–2006), American prelate
- Elizabeth Broderick, Australian lawyer
G
- Greg Broderick (born 1985), Irish show jumper
H
- Heather Woods Broderick (born 1983), American musician
- Helen Broderick (1891–1959), American actress
- Henry Broderick, Irish politician
- Henry Broderick (realtor) (1880–1975), American realtor
J
- Jack Broderick (1877–1957), Canadian lacrosse player
- James Broderick (1927–1982), American actor
- James Patrick Broderick (1891–1973), Irish writer
- Joan B. Broderick, American chemist
- John Broderick (disambiguation), multiple people
- Johnny Broderick (1896–1966), American detective
K
- Ken Broderick (1942–2016), Canadian ice hockey player
- Kevin Broderick (born 1977), Irish athlete
L
- Laurence Broderick (born 1935), British sculptor
- Len Broderick (born 1938), Canadian ice hockey player
- Leslie Broderick (1921–2013), British pilot
- Lorraine Broderick (born 1948), American television writer
M
- Matt Broderick (1877–1940), American baseball player
- Matthew Broderick (born 1962), American actor
- Mike Broderick (born 1939), American politician
N
- Neville Broderick (1927–1994), Australian rules footballer
P
- Paddy Broderick (1939–2020), Irish jockey
- Pat Broderick (born 1953), American comic book artist
- Patricia Broderick (1925–2003), American playwright
- Patricia A. Broderick (born 1949), American judge
- Paul Broderick (born 1970), Australian rules footballer
- Peter Broderick (born 1987), American musician
R
- Raymond J. Broderick (1914–2000), American politician
- Robert Broderick, Irish comedian
- Robert Broderick (actor), American actor
- Ryan Broderick, American journalist
S
- Seán Broderick (1890–1953), Irish politician
- Steve Broderick (born 1981), American musician
T
- Tamara Broderick, American computer scientist
- Thomas Broderick (1882–1933), Irish priest
- Timothy J. Broderick (born 1964), American surgeon and professor
- TS Broderick (1893–1962), Irish mathematician
V
- Vernon S. Broderick (born 1963), American judge
- Vince Broderick (1920–2010), English cricketer
- Vincent Broderick (disambiguation), multiple people
W
- William Broderick (1877–1957), Irish politician and farmer
See also
- Broderick (disambiguation)
- Broderick (given name)
- Brodrick, a given name or surname
- Judge Broderick (disambiguation), a list of Judges with the surname "Broderick"
- Senator Broderick (disambiguation), a list of Senators with the surname "Broderick"
References
- ↑ "Broderick Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History". forebears.io. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- 1 2 "Broderick Name Meaning and History". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 11 March 2009.
- ↑ "Broderic Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History". forebears.io. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ↑ Hudson, Benjamin (2002). "Brjans saga". Medium Aevum. Retrieved 22 April 2009.
- ↑ "Roderick Name Meaning and History". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 11 March 2009.
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