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Broder Name Meaning

North German (mainly Bröder): 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. Compare Broeder . Jewish (Ashkenazic): Yiddish variant of Brodsky . English: variant of Brother . Irish (Limerick): from Ó Bruadair a name of an ancient Donegal sept. Derivation from Irish bruadar ‘dream reverie’ has been suggested probably wrongly. It is more likely to be from an Irish form of the Old Norse personal name Bróthir. See Broderick .

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Bruder, Broer, Roder, Brader, Broner, Broeder, Brauer, Reder, Brede

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Where is the Broder family from?

You can see how Broder families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Broder family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Broder families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there were 33 Broder families living in Ontario. This was about 50% of all the recorded Broder's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Broder families in 1911.
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What did your Broder ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Stenographer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Broder. 69% of Broder men worked as a Farmer and 100% of Broder women worked as a Stenographer. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Farmer
    69%
  • Retired
    11%
  • Merchant
    11%
  • Labourer
    11%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

  • Stenographer
    100%
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Passenger Lists

There are 3,000 immigration records available for the last name Broder. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Broder. For the veterans among your Broder ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Broder lifespan?

Between 1953 and 2004, in the United States, Broder life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1958, and highest in 1996. The average life expectancy for Broder in 1953 was 59, and 81 in 2004.

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