Bērziņš (
Old orthography: ''Be(h)rsin(g)''; feminine: Bērziņa) is the
Latvian surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...
, derived from the
Latvian word for "
birch tree
A birch is a thin-leaved deciduous hardwood tree of the genus ''Betula'' (), in the family Betulaceae, which also includes alders, hazels, and hornbeams. It is closely related to the beech-oak family Fagaceae. The genus ''Betula'' contains 30 to ...
". In 2015 the two were the most common male and female surnames in Latvia.
Noskaidroti Latvijā populārākie uzvārdi
/ref> Notable people with the surname include:
Bērziņš
* Aldis Berzins (born 1956), volleyball player
*Alfons Bērziņš
Alfons Bērziņš (7 November 1916 – 16 December 1987) was a Latvian Long track speed skating, long track speed skater. He competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics (got 14th place in the 500 m event). In 1939 he became overall champion at the Euro ...
(1916–1987), long track speed skater
* Andris Bērziņš (born 1944), politician and businessman, former President of Latvia (2011-2015)
* Andris Bērziņš (born 1951), politician
* Armands Bērziņš (born 1983), ice hockey player
* Artūrs Bērziņš (born 1988), basketball player
* Augusts Miervaldis Bērziņš (1921–2000), writer, publicist and physician
* Gundars Bērziņš (1959–2023), politician
* Jānis Bērziņš (1880s–1938), military official and politician
* Jānis Bērziņš (born 1984), biathlete
* Jānis Bērziņš (born 1993), basketball player
* Jānis Bērziņš (1881–1938), diplomat
*John Bērziņš
John Bērziņš (, born Pēteris Bērziņš or Pyotr Leonodovich Berzin, ; born 16 March 1956, Cooma, New South Wales, NSW, Australia) is bishop of Caracas and South America for the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR) and head of the ...
(born 1957), bishop of Caracas and South America
*Juris Bērziņš
Juris Bērziņš (born 8 March 1954 in Riga, Latvia) is a Latvian former rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1980 Summer Olympics.
In 1980 he was the coxswain
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(born 1954), rower
*Kaspars Bērziņš
Kaspars Bērziņš (born 25 August 1985) is a Latvian professional basketball player. He has also represented the senior Latvian national team.
Professional career
Kaspars started playing basketball in his hometown of Ogre. Later, he played for ...
(born 1985), basketball player
* Māris Bērziņš (born 1962), writer and playwright
* Reinholds Bērziņš (1888–1938) Soviet politician and military officer, executed during the Latvian Operation of the NKVD
The ''Latvian Operation'' (, ) was a national operation of the NKVD against ethnic Latvians, Latvian nationals and persons otherwise affiliated with Latvia and/or Latvians in the Soviet Union from 1937 to 1938 during the period of the Grea ...
*Roberts Bērziņš
Roberts Bērziņš (born January 10, 2001) is a Latvian professional basketball player who currently plays for the VEF Rīga. He plays at shooting guard position.
Still a junior, Berzins played one season for Joventut Badalona youth categories ...
(born 2001), Latvian basketball player
* Sandris Bērziņš (born 1976), luger
*Uldis Bērziņš
Uldis Bērziņš (17 May 1944 – 24 March 2021) was a Latvian poet and translator.
Biography
He studied Latvian philology at the University of Latvia and published his first collection of poetry in 1980. Bērziņš studied Turkish in Leningra ...
(1944–2021), poet and translator
*Vladimirs Bērziņš
Vladimirs Bērziņš (born 16 December 1905, date of death unknown) was a Latvian football midfielder and manager and was one of the most capped footballers in pre-war Latvia.
Biography
Bērziņš began playing football with the mostly German spo ...
(1905–?), football player and manager
Bērziņa
* Ieva Bērziņa, Latvian curler
* Ilze Bērziņa (born 1984), chess player
* Ingrīda Bērziņa (born 1954), chess player
*Laila Bērziņa
Laila Bērziņa (born 1965) is a Latvian politician who is a deputy of Līgatne City Council belonging to the New Era Party, currently she also work as a school teacher.
References
New Era Party politicians
Living people
1965 bi ...
(born 1965), Latvian politician
* Liene Bērziņa
* Lilita Bērziņa (1903–1983) Latvian actress
* Santa Blumberga-Bērziņa, Latvian curler
See also
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* Berzin/Berzina (Russianized forms)
References
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Latvian-language masculine surnames