Kerstens is a

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, meaning "son of Kersten", archaic form of the name

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. People with this surname include: * Cornelis Corneliszn. Kerstens (1651–1703), mayor of

Essen Essen (; Latin: ''Assindia'') is the central and, after Dortmund, second-largest city of the Ruhr, the largest urban area in Germany. Its population of makes it the fourth-largest city of North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne, Düsseldorf and D ...

Kalmthout Kalmthout () is a municipality in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the villages of Kalmthout, Achterbroek, Heide, and Nieuwmoer. In 2021, Kalmthout had a population of 19,020. The total area is . In addition to Kalmthou ...

1685, alderman at Essen-Kalmthout 1693–1695 * (1713–1801), German chemist and physicist * Jacobus Adrianus Antonius Kerstens (1813–1888), Dutch industrialist, founder in 1857 of cloth factory J.A.A. Kerstens' Lakenfabrieken (

Tilburg Tilburg () is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, in the southern province of North Brabant. With a population of 222,601 (1 July 2021), it is the second-largest city or municipality in North Brabant after Eindhoven and the seventh-larg ...

) * Andries Kerstens (1818–1870), mayor of

Breda Breda () is a city and municipality in the southern part of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Brabant. The name derived from ''brede Aa'' ('wide Aa' or 'broad Aa') and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa. Breda has ...

1862–1870 * Piet Kerstens (1896–1958), Dutch teacher and politician (KVP) *

Hendrik Kerstens Hendrik Kerstens (born The Hague, March 24, 1956) is a Dutch photographer and visual artist. He is known for his portraits of his daughter, Paula. Biography Hendrik Kerstens did not train formally as an artist but ran a business in the city ...

(born 1956), Dutch photographer *

John Kerstens Johannes Wilhelmus Maria "John" Kerstens (born 20 January 1965) is a Dutch politician and former trade union leader. As a member of the Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid) he was an MP between 20 September 2012 and 23 March 2017. Kerstens was ...

(born 1965), Dutch politician (PvdA) and trade union leader * (born 1983), Dutch footballer * (born 1987), Dutch pianist *

Tom Kerstens Tom Kerstens is a Dutch classical guitarist active in the UK. Kerstens studied in the Netherlands, Spain and England. He has an advanced degree from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, and a degree in musicology and philosophy from ...

, Dutch classical guitarist Kerstens is also the surname of the descendants of Kersten Jan Simons (c. 1531 - after 1609) and of three of his sons who had issue: Jan Kersten (c. 1561 - before 1639), Jacob Kersten (before 1570 – 18 July 1645) and Adriaan Kersten (c. 1577 - before 20 December 1611). Until 1698 the name was alternately spelt with and without a final “s”, but from then on the spelling “Kerstens” prevailed. Kersten Jan Simons lived in modern-day

Zundert Zundert () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and town in the south of the Netherlands bordering Belgium, in the province of North Brabant. Zundert is the birthplace of Post-impressionism, post-impressionist painter Vincent va ...

, famous for being

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’s birthplace. Many descendants still live in the southern

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in the province of

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and in northern

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in the province of

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