Brodsky

Brodsky, feminine: Brodskaya (Ukrainian: Бродський, Russian: Бродский) is a toponymic surname derived from Brody, a town in Ukraine. The name is common among Ashkenazi Jews.

Czech surnames Brodský (feminine: Brodská) were derived from the word brod (meaning ford) for someone who lived near a ford.

Notable people with this surname include:
 * Nina Brodskaya, Soviet singer
 * Yulia Brodskaya, artist and illustrator
 * Adam Brodsky, American Drummer / Musician
 * Adolph Brodsky (1851–1929), Russian violinist and music teacher
 * Alexander Brodsky, contemporary architect and artist
 * Chuck Brodsky (born 1960), American musician
 * G. W. Stephen Brodsky (born 1933), Canadian literary research scholar, author
 * Gail Brodsky (born 1991), American tennis player
 * Hyman Brodsky (1852–1937), Russian-American rabbi
 * Isaac Brodsky (1884–1939), Soviet painter
 * Jascha Brodsky (1907–1997), Ukrainian-American violinist
 * Joel Brodsky (1939–2007), photographer
 * Joseph Brodsky (1940–1996), Russian poet and Nobel Prize winner
 * Joseph Brodsky (lawyer), chief lawyer for the International Labor Defense
 * Julian A. Brodsky (born 1933), American businessman
 * Lazar Brodsky (1848–1904), Ukrainian businessman and philanthropist
 * Louis Daniel Brodsky (1941–2014), American poet
 * Michael Brodsky (born 1948), American novelist and playwright
 * Mykhaylo Brodskyy (born 1959), Ukrainian politician and businessman
 * Richard Brodsky (1946-2020), American politician and lawyer
 * Sol Brodsky (1923–1984), American comic book artist and head of production of Marvel Comics
 * Stanley Brodsky (born 1940), American physicist
 * Stephen Brodsky, lead singer and guitar player for alternative metal band Cave In
 * Vadim Brodsky (born 1950), Ukrainian-Polish violinist
 * Vsevolod Brodsky (1909–1981), Russian-Soviet painter and illustrator, Editor-in-Chief of Molodaya Gvardiya (Young Guard) publishing house
 * Vlastimil Brodský (1920–2002), Czech actor
 * Tereza Brodská (born 1968), Czech actress
 * Marek Brodský, Czech actor, singer, and songwriter

Fictional characters

 * Jacob Broadsky, a villain in the television show Bones
 * Walker Brodsky, a young artist and love interest from Disney Channel series Andi Mack