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
- Nathalie van Berkel (born 1982), Dutch politician
- Tim Van Berkel (b. 1984), Australian triathlete
- (1869âÂÂ1952), 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
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