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
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
