The surname Christian
A French patronymic surname, carried by 54,198 people in the United States.
Pronounced /ˈkɹɪʃt͡ʃən/ 2 syllables Soundex C623 Also a first name
Origin
French origin
From Middle English Cristien, from Old French chrestien, from Latin Chrīstiānus, from Ancient Greek Χρῑστιᾱνός (Khrīstiānós), from Χρῑστός (Khrīstós, “Christ, anointed [one]”) + Latin suffix -ānus. The older form is Christen. Doublet of cretin. By surface analysis, Christ + -ian.
Christian is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
One of 791 French surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 54,198 people named Christian in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 5,697 Americans. That is up 5.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 51,177.
Who is named Christian
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
66% of people named Christian identified as white (not Hispanic), 25% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- White (not Hispanic) 66%
- Black (not Hispanic) 25%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
- Two or more races 2.5%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 2.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Famous Christians
22 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Claudia ChristianAmerican actress, born 1965
- Cody ChristianAmerican actor, born 1995
- Charlie ChristianAmerican swing and jazz guitarist (1916-1942)
- Brendan ChristianAntigua and Barbuda sprinter, born 1983
- Shawn ChristianAmerican actor, born 1965
- Bill ChristianAmerican ice hockey player (born 1938)
- Dave ChristianAmerican ice hockey player, born 1959
- Frederick ChristianBritish cricketer (1867-1934)
- Roger ChristianAmerican ice hockey player (1935–2011)
- Mark ChristianBritish cyclist, born 1990
- Greg ChristianAmerican bassist, born 1966
- Gabrielle ChristianAmerican actress, born 1984
Notable Christians come mostly from the United States (17), the United Kingdom (2) and Antigua and Barbuda (1).
Spellings and sound-alikes
Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling
Variant spellings
- Xtian
- Xian
Surnames that sound like Christian
Christian has the Soundex code C623, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C623.
Other French surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Christian come from?
- From Middle English Cristien, from Old French chrestien, from Latin Chrīstiānus, from Ancient Greek Χρῑστιᾱνός (Khrīstiānós), from Χρῑστός (Khrīstós, “Christ, anointed [one]”) + Latin suffix -ānus. The older form is Christen. Doublet of cretin. By surface analysis, Christ + -ian.
- How common is the surname Christian?
- 54,198 people in the United States had the surname Christian in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 5,697 Americans. It ranked 626th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Christian?
- In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Christian identified as white (not Hispanic), and 25% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Christian?
- Claudia Christian, American actress, followed by Cody Christian.
- Where is the surname Christian most common?
- Wikidata records people named Christian in the United States, the United Kingdom and Antigua and Barbuda and 2 other countries.
- How do you pronounce Christian?
- Christian is /ˈkɹɪʃt͡ʃən/, 2 syllables.
- What type of surname is Christian?
- Christian is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
- Is the surname Christian getting more or less common?
- More common. 51,177 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 54,198 in 2010, up 5.9%.
- What are other spellings of Christian?
- Xtian and Xian.
- Is Christian also a first name?
- Yes. Christian 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.