Broers Explained

Broers is a Dutch patronymic surname meaning "Broer's (son)".^[1] Broer and Broeder mean "brother" in Dutch. A nickname for a younger sibling is likely the origin of the given name, which is by now rare in the Netherlands.^[2] The surname may sometimes have originated from any of the other meanings of "brother".^[1] Variant forms are Broeders, Broer, Broere, Broerse and Broersen. People with this surname include:

• Alec Broers, Baron Broers (born 1938), Australian electrical engineer
• Frank Broers (born 1977), Dutch football defender
• Frans Broers (1944–2013), Dutch writer known as Jacq Vogelaar
• Huub Broers (born 1951), Belgian New Flemish Alliance politician
• Jasper Broers (1682–1716), Flemish landscape and battle painter
• Johnny Broers (born 1951), Dutch racing cyclist
• Léon Broers (fl. 1928), Belgian long-distance runner

Broeders

• Ben Broeders (born 1995), Belgian pole vaulter
• Ilse Broeders (born 1977), Dutch bobsledder

Broer

• Bert Broer (1916–1991), Dutch physicist and mathematician, e.g. known for the Broer–Kaup equations
• Christa Broer (born 1945), Dutch writer known as Anna Enquist
• Jan-Martin Bröer (born 1982), German rower

Broerse or Broersen

• Joost Broerse (born 1979), Dutch football defender
• Nadine Broersen (born 1990), Dutch heptathlete and high jumper

See also

• Broers (band), South African music band
• Broer
• Broeren

Notes and References

1. http://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_naam=Broers&nfd_naam=Broers&info=documentatie&operator=eq&taal= Broers
2. http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/verspreiding/naam/Broer Broer