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:

Broeders
Broer
Broerse or Broersen

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  1. ^ a b Broers at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.
  2. ^ Broer at the Corpus of First Names in The Netherlands