How common is the surname Christensen?

75,143 people in the United States had the surname Christensen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,109 Americans. It ranked 433rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Christensen?

Erika Christensen, American actress, followed by Joss Christensen.

Where is the surname Christensen most common?

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

Is the surname Christensen getting more or less common?

More common. 71,144 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 75,143 in 2010, up 5.6%.

The surname Christensen

A Danish surname, carried by 75,143 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex C623

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Christensen is more common than 99.7% of them.

Origin

Danish origin

Borrowed from Danish and Norwegian Christensen.

One of 50 Danish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 75,143 people named Christensen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 4,109 Americans. That is up 5.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 71,144.

#433

rank among US surnames

75,143

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+5.6%

change since 2000 (was #412)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#424	Swanson	76,897	4,015
#425	Chan	76,664	4,027
#426	Rivas	76,205	4,052
#427	Khan	76,171	4,053
#428	Rodgers	76,095	4,057
#429	Serrano	75,996	4,063
#430	Fitzgerald	75,356	4,097

Who is named Christensen

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

94% of people named Christensen identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Christensens

10 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Erika Christensen
American actress, born 1982
Joss Christensen
American freestyle skier, Olympian, born 1991
Clayton Christensen
American economist (1952-2020)
Lena Christensen
Actress, born 1978
Julie Christensen
American musician, born 1956
Eric J. Christensen
American astronomer, born 1977
Kayte Christensen
American basketball player and commentator, born 1980
Jon Lynn Christensen
American politician, born 1963
Skin Diamond
American pornographic actress, born 1987
Cory Thiesse
American curler, born 1994

Notable Christensens come mostly from the United States (9) and Thailand (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Christeson

Surnames that sound like Christensen

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

Other Danish surnames

All 50 Danish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Christensen come from?: Borrowed from Danish and Norwegian Christensen.
How common is the surname Christensen?: 75,143 people in the United States had the surname Christensen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,109 Americans. It ranked 433rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Christensen?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Christensen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Christensen?: Erika Christensen, American actress, followed by Joss Christensen.
Where is the surname Christensen most common?: Wikidata records people named Christensen in the United States and Thailand.
Is the surname Christensen getting more or less common?: More common. 71,144 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 75,143 in 2010, up 5.6%.
What are other spellings of Christensen?: Christeson.