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Surname Etymology and Meaning of BRODER

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Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

1. North German: from a personal name occasionally used for a younger son, i.e. the brother (Middle Low German broder) of someone important, or a byname for a guild member.
2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): Yiddish variant of Brodsky.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)