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