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, Dutch architect
- *Van Berkel en Bos Architectenbureau
- Crescendo van Berkel, Dutch footballer
- Esther van Berkel, Dutch volleyball player
- Gary J. Van Berkel, American chemist
- , Swiss/Dutch triathlete, brother of Martina
- Klaas van Berkel, Dutch historian of science
- Martina van Berkel, Swiss/Dutch swimmer, sister of Jan
- Nathalie van Berkel, Dutch politician
- Tim Van Berkel, Australian triathlete
- , 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
- Engelbert François van Berckel, Dutch politician
- Nol van Berckel, Dutch footballer and judge
- Pieter Johan van Berckel, Dutch mayor of Rotterdam and first Dutch ambassador to the United States of America