Berendsen (surname)
Berendsen is a Dutch patronymic surname. It is most common in southeast Gelderland.[1] The given name Berend, like Barend, is a form of the name Bernhard.[2]
- Carl Berendsen (1890–1973), New Zealand civil servant and diplomat
- Dan Berendsen (born 1964), American producer and screenwriter
- Herman Berendsen (1934–2019), Dutch chemist after whom the Berendsen thermostat was named
- Til Gardeniers-Berendsen (1925–2019), Dutch Government Minister
References[]
- ^ Berendsen at the Meertens Institute database of Dutch surnames.
- ^ Berend at the Meertens Institute database of Dutch given names.
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- Surnames
- Surnames from given names
- Dutch-language surnames
- Patronymic surnames