'''Broekman''' is a Dutch toponymic surname equivalent to the Dutch surname Van den Broek. In Dutch, a ''broek'' is low-lying land regularly flooded by rivers or brooks.<ref>[http://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_lcnaam=broekman&gba_naam=Broekman&nfd_naam=Broekman&operator=eq&taal= Broekman] at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.</ref> People with this name include:
*Barend Broekman (1898–1970), Dutch film producer *David Broekman (1899–1958), Dutch-born American conductor and film score composer *Jan Broekman (born 1931), Dutch-born philosopher, legal scientist, and social scientist *Kees Broekman (1927–1992), Dutch speed skater *{{illm|Manuel Broekman|nl||pl|}} (born 1986), Dutch film and TV actor *Marcel Broekman (1922–2013), Dutch-born American filmmaker, cinematographer and palmist
==See also== *Broekmans & Van Poppel, Dutch sheet music publisher *Brookman, surname *Brockman (disambiguation), surname
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Category:Dutch-language surnames Category:Dutch toponymic surnames