Broderick



Gender:
Origin: Gaelic, Norse
69 famous people named Broderick found on Wikipedia.
8427 male in US.
Most recent ranking: 1425-th in year 2018
Best ranking: 685-th in year 1956

Meanings

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). 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.
In other cases the surname Broderick is an Anglicised form of the Welsh ap Rhydderch, meaning "son of Rhydderch". The Welsh personal name Rhydderch was originally a byname meaning "reddish brown".


Derived from the Welsh personal name Rhydderch, means: famous power; form of Roderick. From an English family name which derives from a place name with the meaning: broad ridge. Anglicized form of Welsh ap Rhydderch: son of Rhydderch, son of Roderick.

Famous People: 69 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
1 Matthew Broderick 1962 American film, stage and voice actor
2 Betty Broderick 1947 Convicted murderer
3 Broderick Crawford 1911 Actor
4 Beth Broderick 1959 American actress
5 James Broderick 1927 Actor
6 Chris Broderick 1970 Guitarist
7 Patricia Broderick 1925 American playwright and painter
8 Peter Broderick 1987 American musician
9 Helen Broderick 1891 Actress
10 Broderick Johnson 2000 American film producer
11 Broderick D. Johnson
12 David C. Broderick 1820 American politician
13 Erin Broderick 1985 American actress
14 Broderick Thomas 1967 All-American college football player, professional football player, defensive end, linebacker
15 Broderick Smith 1948 Singer
16 Damien Broderick 1944 Australian writer
17 Elizabeth Broderick Australian lawyer
18 Heather Woods Broderick
19 Pat Broderick 1953 Comic artist
20 Broderick Fobbs 1974 American college football player, college football coach
21 Johnny Broderick 1896 Police detective
22 Robert Broderick Irish comedian
23 Vernon S. Broderick 1963 United States District Judge
24 Lorraine Broderick 1948 American screenwriter
25 John R. Broderick 1957 American academic administrator
26 Colin Broderick Irish filmmaker
27 Ken Broderick 1942 Canadian ice hockey player
28 Brian Broderick 1986 American baseball player
29 Steve Broderick Former backup singer for Trans-Siberian Orchestra
30 D'Arcy Broderick Canadian musician
31 Paul Broderick 1970 Australian rules footballer
32 Edwin Broderick 1917 Catholic bishop
33 James Patrick Broderick 1891 Irish writer and Jesuit
34 Broderick Dyke 1960 Australian tennis player
35 Raymond J. Broderick 1914 United States federal judge
36 Laurence Broderick 1935 British artist
37 Case Broderick 1839 American politician
38 Broderick Thompson 1960 American football player
39 Len Broderick 1938 Canadian ice hockey player
40 Broderick Wright 1987 Australian rugby league player
41 Leslie Broderick 1921 Royal Air Force fighter pilot
42 Carlfred Broderick 1932 American psychologist
43 Timothy J. Broderick American physician, professor
44 Broderick Perkins 1954 American baseball player
45 Seán Broderick 1890 Irish politician
46 Vincent L. Broderick 1920 United States federal judge
47 Broderick Sargent 1962 American football player
48 Matt Broderick 1877 American baseball player
49 Kevin Broderick 1977 Irish hurler
50 Broderick Henderson 1957 American politician
51 Greg Broderick 1985
52 Broderick Zerpa 1967
53 Broderick Soncuaco Pabillo 1955
54 Broderick Bozimo 1939 Nigerian politician
55 Bonaventure Broderick 1868 Catholic bishop
56 Broderick Miller American screenwriter
57 Brendan Broderick 1965 American screenwriter
58 Alanna Broderick 1980 Jamaican tennis player
59 Mike Broderick 1939 American politician
60 Jack Broderick 1877 Olympic lacrosse player of Canada
61 Henry Broderick Irish politician
62 Broderick Chinnery 1742 Irish politician
63 Neville Broderick 1927 Australian rules footballer
64 Vincent Broderick 1920 Cricketer
65 John Broderick 1865 American politician
66 Joan B. Broderick Professor of chemistry and biochemistry at Montana State University
67 William Broderick
68 Broderick Thomas Jr.
69 Broderick Oluyede Mathematician