Bergen (name)

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:
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: