Berendt is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Georg Karl Berendt (1790–1850), German physician and paleontologist Joachim-Ernst Berendt (1922–2000), German jazz journalist Johannes Berendt (born 1981), German syndicated columnist John Berendt (born 1939), American author Jorge Berendt (born 1964), Argentine golfer Nicolai Berendt (1826–1889), Danish pianist and composer Paul Berendt, chairman of the Washington State Democratic Party, 1995-2006 See also Behrendt Surnames from given names