Björk (name)-The Daily Ledger

Björk, Björck, Biörck, or Bjork is a Swedish surname meaning birch. It is also an Icelandic name given to girls, meaning birch, specifically the most common native tree of Iceland, Betula pubescens tortuosa (Arctic downy birch).

Notable people with the name include

Given name

Björk Guðmundsdóttir (born 1965), Icelandic singer

Hera Björk Þórhallsdóttir (born 1972), Icelandic singer

Surname

Alexander Björk (born 1990), Swedish professional golfer

Anders Björck (born 1944), Swedish politician

Anita Björk (1923–2012), Swedish actress

Arne Björk (1911–1996), Swedish dentist

Brant Bjork (born 1973), American musician

Carl-Johan Björk (born 1982), Swedish-born American football player

Cheng Yuk Han Bjork (born 1980), Chinese fencer

Fabian Biörck (1893–1977), Swedish gymnast

Fredrik Björck (born 1979), Swedish footballer

Gottfrid Björck (1893–1981), Swedish Army major general

Hildegard Björck (1847–1920), the first Swedish woman to complete an academic degree Jakob Björck (1727/28–1793), Swedish portrait painter Johan Björk (born 1984), Swedish ice hockey player Nils Björk (1898–1989), Swedish Army lieutenant general Nina Björk (born 1967), Swedish feminist author Oscar Björck (1860–1929), Swedish painter Patrik Björck (born 1957), Swedish politician Peder Björk (born 1975), Swedish politician Philip R. Bjork, American geologist Robert A. Bjork (born 1939), American psychologist Svante Björck, Swedish geologist Thed Björk (born 1980), Swedish racing driver Therese Björk (born 1981), Swedish footballer Viking Björk (1918–2009), Swedish cardiac surgeon