Van Berkel
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
- Jan van Berkel (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
- Wilhelmus van Berkel (1869-1952), Dutch inventor of the Berkel meat slicer and aircraft manufacturer
- Van Berkel W-A, 1920s fighter floatplane
- Van Berkel W-B, 1920s long range reconnaissance seaplane
- Van Berckel
- Engelbert François van Berckel (1726–1796), Dutch politician
- Nol van Berckel (1890–1973), Dutch footballer and judge
- Pieter Johan van Berckel (1725–1800), Dutch mayor of Rotterdam and first Dutch ambassador to the United States of America
References
- ↑ Berkel, van at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.
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