The name Bergkamp is a proud symbol of an ancient Jewish culture that began at least 3,000 years ago with the patriarch Abraham.
In the biblical period no ancient civilizations used surnames. After the Jewish nations of Israel and Judah were taken over by other cultures, Jews began to assume the personal names and the languages of the ruling cultures with a greater degree of frequency.
The word German word "berg" means 'hill'. One derivation for the name Bergkamp is for "one coming from Berg (hilly place)," and, therefore, can be considered a place name. For some families, however, particularly those of a Galician heritage, it was a patronymic name, as the male, Hebrew, derived from the given name of Barukh (which over the years evolved into the form Berger).
Bergkamp Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Berger, Berg, Bergman and more. and others.
