Broers is a Dutch

patronymic surname A patronymic surname is a surname originated from the given name of the father or a patrilineal ancestor. Different cultures have different ways of producing patronymic surnames. For example, early patronymic Welsh surnames were the result of th ...

meaning "Broer's (son)".Broers
at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. ''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.Broer
at the Corpus of First Names in The Netherlands The surname may sometimes have originated from any of the other meanings of "

brother A brother is a man or boy who shares one or more parents with another; a male sibling. The female counterpart is a sister. Although the term typically refers to a familial relationship, it is sometimes used endearingly to refer to non-familia ...

". Variant forms are ''Broeders'', ''Broer'', ''Broere'', ''Broerse'' and ''Broersen''. People with this surname include: *

Alec Broers, Baron Broers Alec Nigel Broers, Baron Broers, (born 17 September 1938) is a British electrical engineer. In 1994 Broers was elected an international member of the National Academy of Engineering for contributions to electronic beam lithography and microsc ...

(born 1938), Australian electrical engineer *

Frank Broers Frank Broers (born August 29, 1977 in Alkmaar, Netherlands) is a Dutch retired football defender. Club career He made his debut in Dutch professional football on March 14, 1998 for NAC in a competition match against FC Twente (1-0). He later pl ...

(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 Ben Broeders (born 21 June 1995) is a Belgian athlete specialising in the pole vault. He won the gold medal at the 2017 European U23 Championships. In addition, he finished fourth at the European Championships The European Championships is ...

(born 1995), Belgian pole vaulter *

Ilse Broeders Ilse Broeders (born 4 July 1977 in Loon op Zand) is a Dutch bobsledder who competed from 1999 to 2006. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of tenth in the two-woman event at Salt Lake City in 2002. She drove in the two-w ...

(born 1977), Dutch bobsledder ;Broer * Bert Broer (1916–1991), Dutch physicist and mathematician, e.g. known for the

Broer–Kaup equations The Broer–Kaup equations are a set of two coupled nonlinear partial differential equation In mathematics, a partial differential equation (PDE) is an equation which imposes relations between the various partial derivatives of a Multivariable ...

* Christa Broer (born 1945), Dutch writer known as Anna Enquist *

Jan-Martin Bröer Jan-Martin Bröer (born 19 May 1982 in Minden Minden () is a middle-sized town in the very north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, the greatest town between Bielefeld and Hanover. It is the capital of the district (''Kreis'') ...

(born 1982), German rower ;Broerse / Broersen * Joost Broerse (born 1979), Dutch football defender *

Nadine Broersen Nadine Broersen (born 29 April 1990) is a Dutch track and field athlete, specializing in the heptathlon and high jump. She was the 2014 World Indoor pentathlon champion. Broersen competes for the track and field club AV Sprint in Breda. Earl ...

(born 1990), Dutch heptathlete and high jumper

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