How common is the surname Christenson?

10,707 people in the United States had the surname Christenson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 28,836 Americans. It ranked 3,346th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Christenson?

Micah Christenson, American volleyball player.

Where is the surname Christenson most common?

Wikidata records people named Christenson in the United States.

Is the surname Christenson getting more or less common?

More common. 10,530 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,707 in 2010, up 1.7%.

The surname Christenson

A surname, carried by 10,707 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). Christenson is more common than 97.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 10,707 people named Christenson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 28,836 Americans. That is up 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,530.

#3,346

rank among US surnames

10,707

people in 2010

3.6

per 100,000 Americans

+1.7%

change since 2000 (was #3,139)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,337	Mendiola	10,752	28,715
#3,338	Medlin	10,750	28,721
#3,339	Millan	10,733	28,766
#3,340	Boehm	10,730	28,774
#3,341	Marr	10,724	28,790
#3,342	Drury	10,721	28,798
#3,343	Lennon	10,720	28,801

Who is named Christenson

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

94% of people named Christenson identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Christensons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Micah Christenson
American volleyball player, born 1993

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Christenson

Christenson 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 Christenson?: 10,707 people in the United States had the surname Christenson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 28,836 Americans. It ranked 3,346th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Christenson?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Christenson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Christenson?: Micah Christenson, American volleyball player.
Where is the surname Christenson most common?: Wikidata records people named Christenson in the United States.
Is the surname Christenson getting more or less common?: More common. 10,530 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,707 in 2010, up 1.7%.