How common is the surname Christen?

3,813 people in the United States had the surname Christen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,972 Americans. It ranked 8,626th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Christen getting more or less common?

More common. 3,475 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,813 in 2010, up 9.7%.

Is Christen also a first name?

Yes. Christen 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 Christen

A surname, carried by 3,813 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C623 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). Christen is more common than 94.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,813 people named Christen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 80,972 Americans. That is up 9.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,475.

#8,626

rank among US surnames

3,813

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+9.7%

change since 2000 (was #8,705)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,617	Marrone	3,818	80,866
#8,622	Hänsel	3,815	80,929
#8,623	Teller	3,814	80,951
#8,626	Towner	3,813	80,972
#8,629	Zalewski	3,812	80,993
#8,631	Krishnan	3,810	81,036
#8,634	Rankins	3,809	81,057

Who is named Christen

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

89% of people named Christen identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Christen

Christen has the Soundex code C623, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C623.

Questions

How common is the surname Christen?: 3,813 people in the United States had the surname Christen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,972 Americans. It ranked 8,626th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Christen?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Christen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Christen getting more or less common?: More common. 3,475 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,813 in 2010, up 9.7%.
Is Christen also a first name?: Yes. Christen 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.