Broers
family name
Broers is a Dutch patronymic surname meaning "Broer's (son)". 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. The surname may sometimes have originated from any of the other meanings of "brother". 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
Leonard Broers (born 1906), 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.
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