| ![Show Contents]() Kirsten History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of KirstenWhat does the name Kirsten mean? The name Kirsten is derived from the Yiddish words "kirsch," meaning "cherry," and "baum," meaning "tree." This name is more likely to have been ornamental in its origins, rather than actually a name given to someone who lived near a cherry tree. The surname Kirsten is also a veiled form of the Jewish name "Gershon" or "Gershom." Kirsten Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Kirstein, Kirsten, Kirchstein, Kirchen, Kirschheim, Kirschdorf, Kirschenberg, Kirschenzweig, Kirschenblatt, Kirschenbaum, Kirchhoff, Kirsh, Kersch, Kerschman, Karsch, Kirshonovitz, Kirsbaum, Kirschbaum, Kirshenboim and many more.
| Kirsten migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Kirsten Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Rosind Kirsten, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1762 1
Kirsten Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Henry Kirsten, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1844 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Kirsten (post 1700) | + |
- Dorothy Kirsten (1910-1992), American operatic soprano
- Jerald Kirsten, American politician, Mayor of Lodi, California, 1965-66, 1967-68, 1969-70 2
- Wulf Kirsten (1934-2022), German poet, novelist, and publisher, known for his nature poetry and his essays on the history and culture of Saxony
- Paul Kirsten (b. 1969), former South African first class cricketer
- Benjamin "Benny" Kirsten (b. 1987), German footballer
- Falko Kirsten (b. 1964), former German figure skater, five time East German Champion
- Peter Noel Kirsten (b. 1955), former cricketer who represented South Africa
- Ulf Kirsten (b. 1965), former German football striker
- Ann Kirsten Carr-Boyd (b. 1938), Australian composer/teacher/music historian
- Kirsten Beckett (b. 1996), South African artistic gymnast
| Historic Events for the Kirsten family | + |
- Monty George Walter Kirsten (d. 1942), British Able Seaman aboard the HMS Cornwall when she was struck by air bombers and sunk; he died in the sinking 3
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 6) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
- Force Z Survivors Crew List HMS Cornwall (Retrieved 2018, February 13th) - Retrieved from https://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listcornwallcrew.html#A
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