Broderick (surname)

This article is about the surname "Broderick". For the given name, see Broderick (given name). For other uses, see Broderick (disambiguation).

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

Broderick

Language(s)	Welsh, Irish, Old Norse
Origin
Meaning	Welsh: "son of Rhydderch"; Irish: "descendant of Bruadar"; "Brother" Old Norse: "Blood Brother" or "Ginger brother"

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

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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 (1944–2025), 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
• T. S. 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"