Broderick is a surname of early medieval English origin and subsequently the Anglicised versions of names of Irish and Welsh origin. It is also a given name.
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
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
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
TS 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"