Broder is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland, Germany. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Broder
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Ireland, Scotland, Germany
Meaning:

Form of Brothers. Descendant of a lay brother, a member of a men's religious order preparing for holy orders; descendant of Brother.

Lastname Broder is the variation of Brother. Apparently not from the relation of kindred, but from a baptismal There was a Danish king socalled, as also one of the Scandinavian kings of Dublin. In Germany the corresponding name of Bruder is found. Two Danish nobles at the Court of Canute also bore the name. The forms in Domesday are Broder, Brodre, etc., and in the Hundred Rolls Brother and Le Brother. Hence Brothers, Brotherson, and the local Brotherton.

How popular is Broder?

Broder is common in United States, Switzerland, Canada, Argentina, England, Germany.

Broder is ranked 113005 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Broder bearers increased by 6.56 per cent in 2010 US census to 1478 since 2000, the surname slipped by 225 spots and ranked at 18622. The last name was found in around 5 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 92.83 94.66
Black 2.37 1.66
Hispanic or Latino 2.17 1.37
Others 1.29 1.44
Broder is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Liechtenstein. Around 4095 people have been found who wears Broder as their family name. Broder is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Broder:
16,376 United States2,253
Countries with hundreds of Broder:
2,429 Switzerland559
16,066 Canada232
17,783 Argentina198
23,520 England178
48,011 Germany135
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
4,162 Ireland74
7,083 Slovenia66
35,109 Australia60
108,359 Brazil54
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
149,911 France41
11,471 Dominican Republic31
242,644 Russia25
165,127 Ukraine21
5,132 Jamaica19
23,349 Finland17
67,428 Spain14
355 Liechtenstein12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
49,203 Hungary9
70,786 Austria9
45,470 Mexico9
90,587 Sweden8
25,911 Uruguay7
68,299 Israel7
553,295 Thailand6
23,171 Wales6
12,899 Northern Ireland6
44,411 Croatia6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

32 years old Cathrine Broder who was residing in Switzerland migrated to New York on December 6, 1852 by Rhine put out from Havre. 32 years old Anna Broder, 9 months old Magdalena Broder, Paul Broder, aged 35, 5 years old Reihnardt Broder, Conrad Broder (24) Farmer, Conrad Broder, aged 27, 23 years old Henrich Broder, Diedrich Broder (7), Johann Broder, and 29 other Broder around 59.26% of whom were farmer while others worked as laborer and merchant migrated to US from Antwerp, Liverpool and Hamburg.

Broder Namesakes

  • Berl Broder, Ukrainian Jew born in Podkamen
  • Gavin Broder, former Chief Rabbi of Ireland, serving
  • David S. Broder, American journalist
  • Henryk Broder, Polish-born German journalist
  • Andrew Broder, Ontario farmer, merchant and political figure

Broder Namesakes

  • Berl Broder, Ukrainian Jew born in Podkamen
  • Gavin Broder, former Chief Rabbi of Ireland, serving
  • David S. Broder, American journalist
  • Henryk Broder, Polish-born German journalist
  • Andrew Broder, Ontario farmer, merchant and political figure

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