The Kasten surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,366 people carried this name — #7,614 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 67,600 people counted. That is up 11% from 3,938 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

37 people named Kasten live in Switzerland.

They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Zurich 20
Fribourg 5
Schaffhausen 5
Lucerne 4
Aargau 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 31 people named Kasten live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 20
City of Buenos Aires 11

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In the Nordic population registers

57 people named Kasten is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 57

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Kasten in American newspapers,
1903.

Newspaper page from The San Francisco Call carrying the name Kasten
The San Francisco Call 1903-04-06

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Kasten in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1960s.

647 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Kasten. The most, 233, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Western Australia, at 9.2 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Western Australia 577
South Australia 25
New South Wales 15
Queensland 12
Victoria 8
ACT (Canberra) 5
Tasmania 4

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Kasten.

Who carried it

People named Kasten,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Heinrich Ludolph Kasten d. 1874
  • Justus Elias Kasten 1774–1855 · decorative painter
  • Hermann Kasten 1853–1907 · politician
  • Hermann Kasten 1866–1946 · author
  • Hermann Kasten 1885–1933 · politician
  • Annaliese Kasten 1896–

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Kasten,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States772 records

772 records of the Kasten name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 379
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 137
  • Other U.S. records 256
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Erwin P. Kasten

    Born 1915 in Missouri. Enlisted 1940 at Jefferson Barracks; brewery worker from Perry County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Grace Lutheran Cemetery, Uniontown, Missouri.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Friederica Kasten

    Arrived at Baltimore in 1862 aboard the President Smidt from Bremen, aged 43; farmer. From Rothenuffeln, Prussia, Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Daniel Mark Kasten

    Born 1944; from Ripon, Wisconsin. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1967 in Hua Nghia, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 772 records for Kasten in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Germany721 records

721 records of the Kasten name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 720
  • German emigration and citizenship files 1
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Otto Kasten

    Born 1890; from Wasserleben, Wernigerode. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 2 February 1915 (Infantry Regiment No. 29).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Johann Christian Kästen

    Emigrated to Russia in 1862.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Johannes Kasten

    From Glauchau. Reported wounded in the Saxon casualty list of 23 October 1915 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 107).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 721 records for Kasten in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Netherlands557 records

557 records of the Kasten name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 274
  • Dutch population registers 272
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 11
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Willem Kasten

    Married in 1908 in Amsterdam; mechanic. Died 1963 in Rotterdam, aged 78.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Peter Wilhelm August Kasten

    Married in 1901 in Aalten; carpenter. Died 1952 in Aalten, aged 74.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Heinrich Friedrich Gottlieb Kasten

    Married in 1866 in Almelo; "stationarbeider". Died 1891 in Almelo, aged 55; "spinner".

    Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 557 records for Kasten in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

France8 records

8 records of the Kasten name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Louise Marie Mathilde Kasten

    Born 1892 in Strasbourg; died 1977 in Lingolsheim (Bas-Rhin).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Wolfgang Kasten

    Born 1941 in Germany; died 1993 in Villejuif (Val-de-Marne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Francois Kasten

    Born 1955 in Mulhouse; died 1988 in Mulhouse (Haut-Rhin).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 8 records for Kasten in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Australia5 records

5 records of the Kasten name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 3
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Christa Kasten

    Clerk of Elwood, Victoria; died 1963.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Auguste Kasten

    Sailed from Victoria in 1856 aboard the Beemah, bound for Liverpool, aged 36.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Carl Kasten

    Naturalised in Queensland in 1888.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Kasten in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Kasten name in Canada Nova Scotia Archives name indexes
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Herman Kasten

    Died 1963 in New Glasgow, Pictou, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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