Broers is a Dutch patronymic surname meaning "Broer's (son)".[1] Broer and Broeder mean "brother" in Dutch. A nickname for a younger sibling is likely the origin of the given name, which is by now rare in the Netherlands.[2] The surname may sometimes have originated from any of the other meanings of "brother".[1] Variant forms are Broeders, Broer, Broere, Broerse and Broersen. People with this surname include:
- Alec Broers, Baron Broers (born 1938), Australian electrical engineer
- Frank Broers (born 1977), Dutch football defender
- Frans Broers (1944–2013), Dutch writer known as Jacq Vogelaar
- Huub Broers (born 1951), Belgian New Flemish Alliance politician
- Jasper Broers (1682–1716), Flemish landscape and battle painter
- Johnny Broers (born 1951), Dutch racing cyclist
- Léon Broers (fl. 1928), Belgian long-distance runner
- Broeders
- Ben Broeders (born 1995), Belgian pole vaulter
- Ilse Broeders (born 1977), Dutch bobsledder
- Broer
- Bert Broer (1916–1991), Dutch physicist and mathematician, e.g. known for the Broer–Kaup equations
- Christa Broer (born 1945), Dutch writer known as Anna Enquist
- Jan-Martin Bröer (born 1982), German rower
- Broerse or Broersen
- Joost Broerse (born 1979), Dutch football defender
- Nadine Broersen (born 1990), Dutch heptathlete and high jumper
See also
edit- Broers (band), South African music band
- Broer
- Broeren
References
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