Bergen (name)

Bergen is a surname. Some Mennonite Bergen families immigrated to Russia when Catherine the Great of Russia issued a Manifesto in 1763 inviting all Europeans to come and settle various pieces of land within Russia, especially in the Volga River region.

Among the notable people sharing this surname are:
* members of the American entertainment family consisting of Edgar Bergen (1903–1978), wife Frances Bergen "" Westerman (1922–2006) and daughter Candice Bergen (b. 1946)
* American journalist Peter Bergen (b. 1962)
* American entertainers Polly Bergen (b. 1930) and Bob Bergen (b. 1964)
* American bridge-player and author Marty Bergen (b. 1948)
* American politicians Teunis G. Bergen (1806–1881) and John Teunis Bergen (1786–1855), who are second cousins
* American sportsmen W. R. Bergen ("living"), Marty Bergen (baseball) (1871–1900) and Marty Bergen (coach) ("living")

van/von Bergen

The preposition "of" or "from" is a common part of names in Dutch (Van (Dutch)), German (Von) and related languages. There are several notable people whose surnames contain this particle in conjunction with "Bergen":
* American architect John S. Van Bergen (1885–1969)
* Swiss athletes Nora von Bergen (b. 1990) and Steve von Bergen (b. 1983)

ee also

* Martin Bergen (disambiguation)