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Bro

Updated: April 19, 2025
Updated: April 19, 2025

Family name origins & meanings

  • Scandinavian : habitational name from any of various places named with Swedish or Danish bro, Norwegian bro or bru ‘bridge’.
  • Possibly an altered spelling of Irish Broe (see Brew).

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