| ![Show Contents]() Kirstein History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of KirsteinWhat does the name Kirstein mean? The name Kirstein 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 Kirstein is also a veiled form of the Jewish name "Gershon" or "Gershom." Kirstein 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.
| Kirstein migration to the United States | + |
Kirstein Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Jacob Kirstein, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1844 1
- John Charles Kirstein, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1875 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Kirstein (post 1700) | + |
- Lincoln Edward Kirstein (1907-1996), American writer, impresario, art connoisseur and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Rosemary Kirstein, American science fiction writer
- Peter N. Kirstein, American historian, professor of history at Saint Xavier University in Chicago, Illinois
- Michael A. Kirstein, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1996 2
- Louis M. Kirstein, American politician, Mayor of Revere, Massachusetts, 1953 3
- Albert F. Kirstein, American politician, Member of New Jersey State House of Assembly from Union County, 1908-09 3
- Roland Kirstein (b. 1965), German economist, professor of Business Administration at the Otto-von-Guericke-University in Magdeburg, Germany
- Peter T. Kirstein, British computer scientist
- 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
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