Bergen (name) explained

Bergen is a surname^[1] originating from several Germanic languages, from a word for "hill(s)" or "mountain(s)".

Notable persons with this surname include:

• Beverley Bergen, New Zealand soprano opera singer
• Bill Bergen (1878–1943), American baseball player
• Bob Bergen (born 1964), American voice actor
• Candice Bergen (born 1946), American actress and model
• Candice Bergen (born 1964), Canadian federal politician
• David Bergen (born 1957), Canadian author
• Edgar Bergen (1903 - 1978), American actor and radio performer
• Frances Bergen (1922 - 2006), American actress and model
• Fanny Dickerson Bergen (1846 – 1924), an American folklorist, ethnobiologist and author
• Hans Hansen Bergen, The progrenator of the Bergens in NY NJ and one of the first Norwegian emigrants to the us.
• Helen Corinne Bergen (1868 - ?), American journalist and author
• John Teunis Bergen (1786 - 1855), American politician
• Larisa Bergen (1949–2023), Soviet volleyball player
• Martin Bergen (disambiguation), several persons
• Peter Bergen (born 1962), British-American journalist
• Polly Bergen (1930 - 2014), American entertainer
• Stanley S. Bergen Jr. (1929-2019), American university president
• Teunis G. Bergen (1806 - 1881), American politician
• Todd Bergen, Canadian ice hockey player
• W. R. Bergen, American basketball coach

van/von Bergen

The preposition "of" or "from" is a common part of names in Dutch (Van), German (Von) and related languages.

Notable people whose surnames contain this particle in conjunction with "Bergen" include:

• John S. Van Bergen (1885 - 1969), American architect
• Nora von Bergen (born 1990), Swiss ice dancer
• Peter A. Van Bergen (1763-1804), American politician
• Steve von Bergen (born 1983), Swiss footballer

See also

• Bergen (disambiguation)

Notes and References

1. https://www.familysearch.org/en/surname?surname=bergen#:~:text=Bergen%20Name%20Meaning,-German%20and%20Jewish&text=Swedish%20(mainly%20Berg%C3%A9n)%3A%20ornamental,%2Denius%20%27relating%20to%27.