Broderick
For other uses, see Broderick (disambiguation).
| Broderick | |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Welsh, Irish |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Welsh: "son of Rhydderch"; Irish: "descendant of Bruadar"; "Brother" |
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Broderick is a surname which is derived from both the Irish and Welsh languages. In some cases it is an Anglicised form of the Irish Ó Bruadair, meaning "descendant of Bruadar".
The name has been thought to have been derived from a Norse personal name (Brodir).[1] However, according to Benjamin Hudson, the Norse Brodir (meaning "brother") is not a proper Norse name at all. 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 only 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.[2]
In other cases the surname Broderick is an Anglicised form of the Welsh ap Rhydderch, meaning "son of Rhydderch".[1] The Welsh personal name Rhydderch was originally a byname meaning "reddish brown".[3]
Use as a surname
- Beth Broderick (born 1959), United States actress
- Betty Broderick (born 1947), United States socialite, convicted of murder
- Bonaventure Broderick (1868-1943), United States Archbishop in Roman Catholic Church
- Brendan Broderick (fl. 1990s-present), United States screenwriter
- Brian Broderick (born 1986), United States athlete in baseball
- Carlfred Broderick (1932-1999), United States psychologist and family therapist
- Case Broderick (1839-1920), United States politician from Kansas
- Chris Broderick (born 1970), United States musician, in the band Megadeth
- Colin Broderick (fl. 2000s), Irish-born United States playwright
- Damien Broderick (born 1944), Australian science fiction and popular science writer
- D'Arcy Broderick (fl. 1990s-present), Canadian musician
- David C. Broderick (1820-1859), United States politician and anti-slavery advocate
- Edwin Broderick (1917-2006), United States prelate of Roman Catholic Church
- George Broderick (born 1949), English scholar and linguist
- Heather Woods Broderick (fl. 2000s), United States musician
- Helen Broderick (1891-1959), United States actress
- Henry Broderick (fl. 1920s), Irish politician
- Henry Broderick (Seattle) (1880-1975), United States businessman and municipal leader in US state of Washington
- Jack Broderick (1877-?), Canadian athlete in lacrosse
- James Broderick (1927-1982), United States actor, father of Matthew Broderick
- James Patrick Broderick (1891-1973), Irish Jesuit and writer
- John Broderick, any of several men with the name
- Ken Broderick (born 1942), Canadian athlete in ice hockey
- Kevin Broderick (born 1977), Irish athlete
- Laurence Broderick (born 1935), British sculptor and educator
- Len Broderick (born 1940), Canadian athlete in ice hockey
- Les Broderick (1921-2013), British pilot and survivor of the "Great Escape"
- Lorraine Broderick, United States soap opera writer
- Matt Broderick (1877-1940), United States athlete in baseball
- Matthew Broderick (born 1962), United States actor
- Mike Broderick (born 1939), United States politician in South Dakota
- Neville Broderick (born 1927), Australian athlete in Australian-rules football
- Pat Broderick (born 1953), United States comic book artist
- Patricia Broderick (1925-2003), United States playwright and artist
- Paul Broderick (born 1970), Australian athlete in Australian-rules football
- Peter Broderick (born 1987), United States musician
- Raymond J. Broderick (1914-2000), United States politician and federal judge
- Robert Broderick (fl. 2000s), Irish-born English comedian and performer
- Seán Broderick (1890-1953), Irish politician
- Steve Broderick (fl. 1990s-present), United States musician
- Timothy J. Broderick (fl. 1980s-present), United States surgeon and educator
- Vince Broderick (1920-2010), English athlete in cricket
- Vincent L. Broderick (1920-1995), United States federal judge
- William Broderick (1877-1957), Irish politician and farmer
Fictional characters
- Broderick Crawford, an American stage, film, radio, and TV actor
- Bobbi Broderick, a character on the TV show Nip/Tuck
- Broderick Bode, from the Harry Potter series of novels by J.K. Rowling
References
- 1 2 "Broderick Name Meaning and History". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 11 March 2009.
- ↑ 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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