Broderick (surname) explained

Broderick
Meaning:	Welsh: "son of Rhydderch"; Irish: "descendant of Bruadar"; "Brother"Old Norse: "Blood Brother" or "Ginger brother"
Language:	Welsh
Language2:	Irish
Language3:	Old Norse

Broderick is a surname of early medieval English origin, and subsequently the Anglicised versions of names of Irish and Welsh origin.

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]

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.^[3]

Welsh origin

The name is an Anglicised form of the Welsh Prydderch, meaning "son of Rhydderch".^[4] 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
• Dorothy M. Broderick (1929–2011), American librarian

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"

Notes and References

1. Web site: Broderick Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History . 2023-06-07 . forebears.io.
2. Web site: Broderic Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History . 2023-06-07 . forebears.io.
3. Web site: Hudson, Benjamin. Brjans saga. Medium Aevum. 2002. 22 April 2009.
4. Web site: Broderick Name Meaning and History. 11 March 2009. Ancestry.com.
5. Web site: Roderick Name Meaning and History. 11 March 2009. Ancestry.com.