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 politician
Kersten Meier (1954-2001) male German swimmer at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Kersten Neisser (born 1956) female German rower
A 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 historian
Ben Kersten (born 1981), Dutch-Australian racing cyclist
Carool Kersten (born 1964), Dutch historian
Charles J. Kersten (1902-1972), American politician from Wisconsin
de:Christoph Kersten (1733-1796), German missionary in Suriname
Claire Kersten (born 1989), New Zealand netball player
Dagmar Kersten (born 1970), East German gymnast
Felix Kersten (1898-1960), Himmler's masseur who aided people persecuted by Nazi Germany
Frank L. Kersten (1870-1950), American politician
Gerrit Hendrik Kersten (1882–1948), Dutch politician (SGP)
Holger Kersten (born 1951), German writer on the lost years of Jesus in India
Joke Kersten (born 1944), Dutch politician
Krystyna Kersten (1931-2008), Polish historian
Mark Kersten (born 1950), Australian politician
Martin L. Kersten (born 1953), Dutch computer scientist
Mik Kersten (born 1975), Polish-born Canadian computer scientist
Otto Kersten (1839-1900), German explorer, chemist and geographer
Peter Kersten (born 1958), German rower
Ryan Kersten (born 1986), Australian basketball player
