Bērziņš

Bērziņš (Old orthography: Be(h)rsin(g); feminine: Bērziņa) is the most common^{[citation needed]} Latvian surname, derived from the Latvian word for "birch tree".^[1] Individuals with the surname include:

• Aldis Berzins (born 1956), volleyball player
• Alfons Bērziņš (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
• Ilze Bērziņa (born 1984), chess player
• Ingrīda Bērziņa (born 1954), chess player
• 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 (born 1957), bishop of Caracas and South America
• Juris Bērziņš (born 1954), rower
• Kaspars Bērziņš (born 1985), basketball player
• Laila Bērziņa (born 1965), Latvian politician
• Māris Bērziņš (born 1962), writer and playwright
• Reinholds Bērziņš (1888-1938) Soviet politician and military officer, executed during the "Latvian Operation"
• Roberts Bērziņš (born 2001), Latvian basketball player
• Sandris Bērziņš (born 1976), luger
• Uldis Bērziņš (1944–2021), poet and translator
• Vladimirs Bērziņš (1905–?), football player and manager

Bērziņš

Origin
Word/name	Latvian
Meaning	"little birch tree"
Other names
Variant form(s)	Berzin

See also

• Berzin