Show ContentsKristiansen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms


United States Kristiansen migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Kristiansen Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Peter Kristiansen, who landed in Alabama in 1919 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Kristiansen (post 1700) +

  • Dan Kristiansen, American politician, Member of the Washington House of Representatives
  • Tomm Kristiansen (1950-2022), Norwegian author and journalist, known for his work as foreign news correspondent for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK)
  • Elin Kristiansen (b. 1968), Norwegian gold and five-time silver medalist biathlete, active in the 1980s and 1990s
  • Ruben Kristiansen (b. 1988), Norwegian international footballer
  • Henry Wilhelm Kristiansen (1902-1942), Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Communist Party
  • Veronica Kristiansen (b. 1990), Norwegian handball player
  • Per Morten Kristiansen (b. 1981), Norwegian football goalkeeper
  • Kåre Gudbrand Kristiansen (1920-2005), Norwegian politician, Chairman of Christian People's Party (1975-1977), Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy (1983-1986)
  • Tine Rustad Kristiansen (b. 1980), Norwegian two-time gold medalist handball player
  • Jan Kristiansen (b. 1934), Norwegian speed skater at the 1956 Winter Olympics
  • ... (Another 9 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  1. 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)


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