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. 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
 * 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