# Christensen (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/christensen/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Danish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 75,143 |
| US rank (2010) | 433 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 4,109 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.6% (71,144 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Christeson |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Danish and Norwegian Christensen.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Christensen in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Christensen in the United States and Thailand.

## People named Christensen

- Erika Christensen, American actress
- Joss Christensen, American freestyle skier, Olympian
- Clayton Christensen, American economist (1952-2020)
- Lena Christensen, actress
- Julie Christensen, American musician
- Eric J. Christensen, American astronomer
- Kayte Christensen, American basketball player and commentator
- Jon Lynn Christensen, American politician
- Skin Diamond, American pornographic actress
- Cory Thiesse, American curler

## Similar surnames

Christenson, Christian, Christopher, Christiansen, Christie, Christy, Christianson, Christman, Crist, Christ, Christopherson, Christmas.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.