title: Broekman
text: # Broekman
  
  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. People with this name include:
  
  * Barend Broekman (1898–1970), Dutch film producer
  * David Broekman [fr; ru] (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
  * Manuel Broekman [nl; pl] (born 1986), Dutch film and TV actor
  * Marcel Broekman (1922–2013), Dutch-born American filmmaker, cinematographer and palmist
  