Van Berkel Explained
Van Berkel is a Dutch toponymic surname indicating an origin in either Berkel, South Holland, Berkel, North Brabant, or a former hamlet now part of Horst, Limburg.[1] The Berkel is also a river in Gelderland and North Rhine-Westphalia. A variant spelling is Van Berckel. Notable people with the surname include:
- Ben van Berkel (born 1957), Dutch architect
- Crescendo van Berkel (b. 1992), Dutch footballer
- Esther van Berkel (b. 1990), Dutch volleyball player
- Gary J. Van Berkel (b. c. 1960), American chemist
- (b. 1986), Swiss/Dutch triathlete, brother of Martina
- Klaas van Berkel (b. 1953), Dutch historian of science
- Martina van Berkel (b. 1989), Swiss/Dutch swimmer, sister of Jan
- Tim Van Berkel (b. 1984), Australian triathlete
- (1869-1952), Dutch inventor of the Berkel meat slicer and aircraft manufacturer
- Van Berckel
Notes and References
- http://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_lcnaam=van%20berkel&gba_naam=van%20Berkel&nfd_naam=Berkel,%20van&operator=eq&taal= Berkel, van