Broderick (surname)

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".