Kersten is a German given name and a Dutch/Low German surname.
A German male or female given name
Kersten Artus (born 1964) female German journalist and politicianKersten Meier (1954-2001) male German swimmer at the 1972 Summer OlympicsKersten Neisser (born 1956) female German rowerA Dutch and Low German patronymic surname, meaning "son of Kerst/Kersten/Kerstijn/Kerstiaen", archaic forms of the name Christian.[1]
People with this surname include:
Adam Kersten (1930-1983), Polish historianBen Kersten (born 1981), Dutch-Australian racing cyclistCarool Kersten (born 1964), Dutch historianCharles J. Kersten (1902-1972), American politician from Wisconsinde:Christoph Kersten (1733-1796), German missionary in SurinameClaire Kersten (born 1989), New Zealand netball playerDagmar Kersten (born 1970), East German gymnastFelix Kersten (1898-1960), Himmler's masseur who aided people persecuted by Nazi GermanyFrank L. Kersten (1870-1950), American politicianGerrit Hendrik Kersten (1882–1948), Dutch politician (SGP)Holger Kersten (born 1951), German writer on the lost years of Jesus in IndiaJoke Kersten (born 1944), Dutch politicianKrystyna Kersten (1931-2008), Polish historianMark Kersten (born 1950), Australian politicianMartin L. Kersten (born 1953), Dutch computer scientistMik Kersten (born 1975), Polish-born Canadian computer scientistOtto Kersten (1839-1900), German explorer, chemist and geographerPeter Kersten (born 1958), German rowerRyan Kersten (born 1986), Australian basketball player