- Source: Brokenshire (surname)
Brokenshire is a surname of Cornish origin. The original derivation of the surname is unclear. It is found in the early 1600s, and possibly earlier, in the area around Roche, Cornwall, and formed a diaspora from there. Suggestions that Brokenshire is a regional variant of the early English / Yorkshire surname Burkinshaw, or similar, are unhelpful, since there is no explanation of the geographical split nor variance. It seems likely that the surname Brokenshire arose independently in Cornwall.
Brokenshire does not appear as a first name, but occurs as a surname in English-speaking countries.
List of persons with the surname
David Brokenshire (1925–2014), New Zealand architect and potter
Geoff Brokenshire (1922–1986), Australian rules footballer
Herbert Cecil Brokenshire (1896–1944), American doctor, who founded Brokenshire College, Philippines
James Brokenshire, PC, MP (1968–2021), British politician
Laurie Brokenshire (1952–2017), Royal Navy officer and British puzzlist
Mark Brokenshire (born 1961), Australian rugby league player
Norman Brokenshire (1898–1965), Canadian and American radio announcer
Robert Brokenshire (born 1957), Australian dairy farmer and politician
See also
Cornish surnames
Shire
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