How common is the surname Kirsten?

525 people in the United States had the surname Kirsten in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 588,087 Americans. It ranked 41,426th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kirsten?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Kirsten identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Kirsten?

Dorothy Kirsten, American operatic soprano (1910-1992).

Where is the surname Kirsten most common?

Wikidata records people named Kirsten in the United States.

How do you pronounce Kirsten?

Kirsten is /ˈkɝstən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Kirsten getting more or less common?

Less common. 633 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 525 in 2010, down 17%.

What are other spellings of Kirsten?

Kyrsten, Kirstin, Kyrstin, Kirstyn, Kyrstyn and Kerstin.

Is Kirsten also a first name?

Yes. Kirsten is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Kirsten

A German surname, carried by 525 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈkɝstən/ 2 syllables Soundex K623 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kirsten is more common than 74.5% of them.

Origin

German origin

From North Germanic (Danish Kirsten and Norwegian Kirsten). Doublet of Christina.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 525 people named Kirsten in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 588,087 Americans. That is down 17% since 2000, when the Census counted 633.

#41,426

rank among US surnames

525

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

-17.1%

change since 2000 (was #33,933)

Who is named Kirsten

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Kirsten identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.9% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kirstens

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dorothy Kirsten
American operatic soprano (1910-1992)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Kyrsten
Kirstin
Kyrstin
Kirstyn
Kyrstyn
Kerstin

Surnames that sound like Kirsten

Kirsten has the Soundex code K623, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K623.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Kirsten come from?: From North Germanic (Danish Kirsten and Norwegian Kirsten). Doublet of Christina.
How common is the surname Kirsten?: 525 people in the United States had the surname Kirsten in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 588,087 Americans. It ranked 41,426th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kirsten?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Kirsten identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Kirsten?: Dorothy Kirsten, American operatic soprano (1910-1992).
Where is the surname Kirsten most common?: Wikidata records people named Kirsten in the United States.
How do you pronounce Kirsten?: Kirsten is /ˈkɝstən/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Kirsten getting more or less common?: Less common. 633 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 525 in 2010, down 17%.
What are other spellings of Kirsten?: Kyrsten, Kirstin, Kyrstin, Kirstyn, Kyrstyn and Kerstin.
Is Kirsten also a first name?: Yes. Kirsten is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.