Kersten
Kersten is a German given name and a Dutch/Low German surname.Given name
A German male or female given name
A Dutch and Low German patronymic surname, meaning "son of Kerst/Kersten/Kerstijn/Kerstiaen", archaic forms of the name Christian.
People with this surname include:
- Adam Kersten, Polish historian
- Ben Kersten, Dutch-Australian racing cyclist
- Carool Kersten, Dutch historian
- Charles J. Kersten, American politician from Wisconsin
- , German missionary in Suriname
- Claire Kersten, New Zealand netball player
- Dagmar Kersten, East German gymnast
- Felix Kersten, Himmler's masseur who aided people persecuted by Nazi Germany
- Frank L. Kersten, American politician
- Gerrit Hendrik Kersten, Dutch politician
- Holger Kersten, German writer on the lost years of Jesus in India
- Ina Kersten, German mathematician
- Joke Kersten, Dutch politician
- Krystyna Kersten, Polish historian
- Mark Kersten, Australian politician
- , German physicist and metallurgist
- Martin L. Kersten, Dutch computer scientist
- Mik Kersten, Polish-born Canadian computer scientist
- Otto Kersten, German explorer, chemist and geographer
- Peter Kersten, German rower
- Ryan Kersten, Australian basketball player
