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.Berkel, van at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. 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 Van Berkel en Bos Architectenbureau 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 Nathalie van Berkel (born 1982), Dutch politician Tim Van Berkel (b. 1984), Australian triathlete (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
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