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Early Origins of the Brodersen family

The surname Brodersen was first found in Oxfordshire, where the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 list William le Brother as holding lands there at that time. He is considered to be the first recorded entry for the family. [1]

A short time later, Thomas le Bruther and John Brother were both listed in Somerset, 1 Edward III (during the first year of King Edward III's reign.) [2]

Early History of the Brodersen family

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Brodersen Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Broder, Brothers, Brother, Broders, Broaders, Broathers, Broather and many more.

Early Notables of the Brodersen family

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Brodersen Ranking

In the United States, the name Brodersen is the 17,860th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [3]

Ireland Migration of the Brodersen family to Ireland

Some of the Brodersen family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 39 words (3 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.


United States Brodersen migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Brodersen Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • B Brodersen, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 [4]

New Zealand Brodersen migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Brodersen Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
  • Rasmus Brodersen, aged 37, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Halcione" in 1870 [5]
  • Maren Brodersen, aged 43, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Halcione" in 1870 [5]
  • Henrik Brodersen, aged 8, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Halcione" in 1870 [5]
  • Thomas Brodersen, aged 30, a labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Terpsichore" in 1876
  • Albatine Brodersen, aged 33, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Terpsichore" in 1876
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Brodersen (post 1700) +

  • Dolores I. Brodersen, American Republican politician, Candidate for Michigan State House of Representatives 3rd District, 2012 [6]


  1. Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
  2. Dickinson, F.H., Kirby's Quest for Somerset of 16th of Edward the 3rd London: Harrison and Sons, Printers in Ordinary to Her Majesty, St, Martin's Lane, 1889. Print.
  3. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  4. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  5. New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 12th December 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
  6. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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