Berkeley is a surname. It is also used, uncommonly, as a given name. The name is a habitation name from Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England, itself derived from Old English beorce léah meaning birch lea. People with the name include:
The Berkeley family of EnglandBaron BerkeleyBerkeley baronetsAnne Berkeley, Baroness Berkeley, lady-in-waiting to Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's second wifeElizabeth Berkeley, Countess of Ormond, wife of Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormond and daughter of the aboveAnthony Berkeley Cox or Anthony Berkeley, writerBallard Berkeley (1904–1988), English actorBusby Berkeley, film choreographerEdmund Berkeley, mathematician and computer scientist, founder of the Association for Computing Machinery and inventor of the first personal computer, SimonElizabeth Berkeley, the wife of Charles Noel Somerset, 4th Duke of BeaufortBishop George Berkeley (1685–1753), Anglo-Irish philosopherGeorge Berkeley (1685–1753), also known as Bishop Berkeley, Anglo-Irish philosopherGeorge Berkeley (died 1746) (1680–1746), MP for Dover 1720–34Grantley Berkeley (1800–1881), British politician, writerHumphrey Berkeley (1926–1994), British politicianJohn Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton (1602–1678), English soldierJohn Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley of Stratton (1663–1697), English admiralJon Berkeley, author and illustratorSir Lennox Berkeley (1903-1989), English composerMary Berkeley (courtier), alleged mistress of Henry VIII and mother of his son, John PerrotMatthew Berkeley (born 1987), English footballerMichael Berkeley (born 1948), British composer and broadcasterMiles Joseph Berkeley (1803–1889), English cryptogramist and clergymanNorborne Berkeley, 4th Baron Botetourt (1718–1770), Member of Parliament and governor of Virginia ColonyReginald Cheyne Berkeley (1890–1935), British Liberal Party Member of Parliament 1922–1924, then a playwright and scriptwriterTheresa Berkeley, 19th century London madamSir William Berkeley (governor) (1605–1677), governor of VirginiaSir William Berkeley (Royal Navy officer) (1639–1666), English naval officer and admiralVivian Berkeley, blind Canadian lawn bowling champion and 1996 paralympic silver medalistXander Berkeley (born 1955), American actor