Kerstens is a

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patronymic surname A patronymic surname is a surname originated from the given name of the father or a patrilineal ancestor. Different cultures have different ways of producing patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based o ...

, 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

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1685, alderman at Essen-Kalmthout 1693–1695 * (1713–1801), German chemist and physicist *

Jacobus Adrianus Antonius Kerstens A Jacobus is an English gold coin of the reign of James I, worth 25 shillings ( pound sterling). The name of the coin comes from the Latin inscription surrounding the King's head on the obverse of the coin, IACOBUS D G MAG BRIT FRA ET HI REX ...

(1813–1888), Dutch industrialist, founder in 1857 of cloth factory J.A.A. Kerstens' Lakenfabrieken (

Tilburg Tilburg () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Netherlands, in the southern Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Brabant. With a population of 22 ...

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

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1862–1870 *

Piet Kerstens Petrus Adrianus (Piet) Kerstens (born 23 August 1896, in Ginneken – died 8 October 1958, in The Hague) was a Dutch politician and educator. He was minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Fisheries in the second Gerbrandy cabinet fro ...

(1896–1958), Dutch teacher and politician (KVP) * Hendrik Kerstens (born 1956), Dutch photographer * John Kerstens (born 1965), Dutch politician (PvdA) and trade union leader * (born 1983), Dutch footballer * (born 1987), Dutch pianist * Tom Kerstens, 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

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, 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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