Kasten Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Kasten sits within the Kastner family of names, which has German roots. Before spelling was fixed, Kastner was also written Kasten. The name is generally explained as “granary keeper”. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.

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