Carstensen

Carstensen is a North German and Danish family name .

Origin and meaning

The name is derived from patronymic , the ending "-sen" stands for son. So Carstensen means Carstens son .

Name bearer

• Broder Carstensen (1926–1992), German Anglicist
• Christian Carstensen (* 1973), German politician (SPD)
• Edith Carstensen (1926-2018), German silhouette artist
• Georg Carstensen (1812–1857), Danish officer and entrepreneur
• Gert Carstensen (1922–2008), German surgeon
• Jacob Carstensen (biologist) (* 1966), Danish biologist and ecologist
• Jacob Carstensen (chess player) (* 1977), Danish chess player
• Jacob Carstensen (swimmer) (* 1978), Danish swimmer
• Kai Carstensen (* 1971), German economist
• Kira Carstensen , film producer
• Laura L. Carstensen (* 1953), American psychologist
• Lucas Carstensen (* 1994), German cyclist
• Margit Carstensen (* 1940), German actress
• Meinhard Carstensen (1936–2018), German bank manager
• Peter Harry Carstensen (* 1947), German politician (CDU)
• Richard Carstensen (1906–1992), German educator and author
• Stian Carstensen (* 1971), Norwegian accordionist
• Uwe B. Carstensen (* 1955), German dramaturge, lecturer and theater director