How common is the surname Chris?

1,036 people in the United States had the surname Chris in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 298,017 Americans. It ranked 24,222nd of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Chris getting more or less common?

More common. 962 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,036 in 2010, up 7.7%.

Is Chris also a first name?

Yes. Chris is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Chris

A surname, carried by 1,036 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex C620 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Chris is more common than 85.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,036 people named Chris in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 298,017 Americans. That is up 7.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 962.

#24,222

rank among US surnames

1,036

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+7.7%

change since 2000 (was #24,386)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#24,214	Ansel	1,037	297,730
#24,222	Hallgren	1,036	298,017

Who is named Chris

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

76% of people named Chris identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 76%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.2%
Two or more races 1.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Chris

Chris has the Soundex code C620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C620.

Questions

How common is the surname Chris?: 1,036 people in the United States had the surname Chris in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 298,017 Americans. It ranked 24,222nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Chris?: In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Chris identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Chris getting more or less common?: More common. 962 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,036 in 2010, up 7.7%.
Is Chris also a first name?: Yes. Chris is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.