# Broderick (surname)

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)". Broderick or Broderic may also refer to a person living at or near a broad ridge.

## 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.

## Welsh origin

The name is an Anglicised form of the Welsh Prydderch, meaning "son of Rhydderch". The Welsh personal name Rhydderch was originally a byname meaning "reddish brown".

## 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 (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
* 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