Bergen (surname)

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.

Notable persons with this surname include:
 * Bob Bergen (born 1964), American voice actor
 * Candice Bergen (born 1946), American actress and model
 * Bill Bergen (1878–1943), American baseball player
 * Edgar Bergen (1903–1978), American actor and radio performer
 * Frances Bergen (1922–2006), American actress and model
 * John Teunis Bergen (1786–1855), American politician
 * Martin Bergen (disambiguation), several persons
 * Larisa Bergen (born 1949), Soviet volleyball player
 * Peter Bergen (born 1962), British-American journalist
 * Polly Bergen (1930–2014), American entertainer
 * Teunis G. Bergen (1806–1881), American politician
 * W. R. Bergen, American basketball coach

van/von Bergen
The preposition "of" or "from" is a common part of names in Dutch (Van), German (Von) and related languages.

Notable people whose surnames contain this particle in conjunction with "Bergen" include:
 * John S. Van Bergen (1885–1969), American architect
 * Nora von Bergen (born 1990), Swiss ice dancer
 * Peter A. Van Bergen (1763-1804), American politician
 * Steve von Bergen (born 1983), Swiss footballer
 * Maxwell N. von Bergen (born 1989), Canadian Musician