Gaelic sept

Broderick

Ó Bruadair

Also: Brouder, Broder, Brothers

“descendant of Bruadar — from the Norse personal name Broddr”

🏔 Kilkenny · Cill Chainnigh 🏔 Galway · Gaillimh 🏔 Cork · Corcaigh Source: Wikipedia ↗ Source: Woulfe, Irish Names and Surnames (1923) ↗

The sept's historic heartland, highlighted. People moved — a name can be found far from home.

The story

Woulfe lists Broderick only in brackets, as an English form adopted by families whose real name was Ó Bruadair, from the Norse personal name Broddr. He finds at least five separate families of it: chiefs of Iverk in south Kilkenny; a respectable Galway family; one at Carrickabraghy in Inishowen; one in Wexford; and one of the Corca Laoighdhe in Cork, kin to the O'Driscolls, to whom he thought the Brouders of Limerick belonged. The poet Dáibhí Ó Bruadair carried the name.

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What the name is made of

Ó Bruadair
Ó — descendant of (originally grandson of)
Bruadair — the ancestor, trade or place the name is built on

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Is Broderick an Irish name?

Broderick is a Gaelic name: it was formed in Irish, from an Irish ancestor, before English was spoken here.

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Where the Broderick country is

County Kilkenny County Galway County Cork Cork Galway Kilkenny Cobh Midleton Mallow Tuam Bandon 15 castles in Kilkenny 37 castles in Galway 37 castles in Cork

Neighbours — other names from the same counties

Canavan · Galway, Cork Daly · Cork, Galway Downey · Galway, Cork Duane · Cork, Galway Duggan · Cork, Galway Forde · Galway, Cork Gleeson · Cork, Kilkenny Lynch · Galway, Cork Tuohy · Galway, Cork Ahern · Cork Archer · Kilkenny Aylward · Kilkenny Barrett · Cork Barry · Cork

Quick answers

Is Broderick an Irish name?

Broderick is a Gaelic name: it was formed in Irish, from an Irish ancestor, before English was spoken here. In Irish the name is Ó Bruadair.

What does the surname Broderick mean?

Broderick (Irish: Ó Bruadair) means “descendant of Bruadar — from the Norse personal name Broddr”. Origin: Gaelic sept.

Where in Ireland is the surname Broderick from?

The historic homeland of the Broderick name is Kilkenny, Galway, Cork. People moved, so the name can be found far beyond it.

What is the Irish for Broderick?

Ó Bruadair. Related spellings: Brouder, Broder, Brothers.

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