Bjerke (surname)

BjerkeOrigin

Word/name| Old Norse
Meaning| Birch[1]
Region of origin| Norway
Other names
Variant form(s)| Bjerkes, Björk

Bjerke is a Norwegian surname, also found throughout Scandinavia. Notable people with the surname include:

* André Bjerke (1918–1985), Norwegian writer and poet
* Björn Bjerke, Swedish economist
* Desiree Bjerke, Norwegian skeleton racer
* Ejlert Bjerke (1887–1963), Norwegian writer
* Espen Harald Bjerke, Norwegian cross-country skier
* Ferdinand Bjerke, Norwegian railway engineer.
* Harald Bjerke (1860–1926), Norwegian businessperson
* Ingvald Bjerke (1907–1990), Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics
* Juul Bjerke (1928–2014), Norwegian economist
* Kristin Blystad-Bjerke, Norwegian football player
* Olaf Bjerke (1893–1957), Norwegian trade unionist
* Paul Bjerke, Norwegian media scientist
* Per Arne Bjerke (1952-2015), Norwegian journalist and politician
* Regine Bjerke, Norwegian judge
* Rune Bjerke, Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Labour Party
* Siri Bjerke, Norwegian Government minister of in the Labour Party
* Svein Bjerke, Norwegian professor emeritus at the University of Oslo
* Trine Bjerke Rønning, Norwegian football player

Surname list

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## References

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1. ^ "Find Your Surname Meaning & Origin | Ancestry Canada".