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] It is an Anglicised form of the Irish Ó Bruadair, meaning "descendant of Bruadar".
[4] 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".