How common is the surname Christiansen?

19,340 people in the United States had the surname Christiansen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,964 Americans. It ranked 1,854th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Christiansen?

Larry Christiansen, American chess player, followed by Keith Christiansen.

Where is the surname Christiansen most common?

Wikidata records people named Christiansen in the United States, Australia and the Kingdom of Denmark.

Is the surname Christiansen getting more or less common?

More common. 18,676 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 19,340 in 2010, up 3.6%.

The surname Christiansen

A surname, carried by 19,340 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). Christiansen is more common than 98.9% of them.

Origin

From Danish Christiansen or Norwegian Christiansen. Doublet of Christianson.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 19,340 people named Christiansen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 15,964 Americans. That is up 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 18,676.

#1,854

rank among US surnames

19,340

people in 2010

6.6

per 100,000 Americans

+3.6%

change since 2000 (was #1,760)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,845	Wiseman	19,439	15,883
#1,846	Dobson	19,419	15,899
#1,847	Ledbetter	19,417	15,901
#1,848	Arteaga	19,410	15,907
#1,849	Jiang	19,409	15,907
#1,851	Whitman	19,399	15,916
#1,852	Burkett	19,369	15,940

Who is named Christiansen

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

94% of people named Christiansen identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Christiansens

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Larry Christiansen
American chess player, born 1956
Keith Christiansen
American ice hockey player, 1944–2018
Jessie Christiansen
Australian astrophysicist, born 1950
Mathias Christiansen
Badminton player, born 1994
Jack Christiansen
American football player and coach (1928–1986)
Sandra Lee
American television chef and author, born 1966

Notable Christiansens come mostly from the United States (4), Australia (1) and the Kingdom of Denmark (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Christiansen

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

Questions

Where does the surname Christiansen come from?: From Danish Christiansen or Norwegian Christiansen. Doublet of Christianson.
How common is the surname Christiansen?: 19,340 people in the United States had the surname Christiansen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,964 Americans. It ranked 1,854th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Christiansen?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Christiansen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Christiansen?: Larry Christiansen, American chess player, followed by Keith Christiansen.
Where is the surname Christiansen most common?: Wikidata records people named Christiansen in the United States, Australia and the Kingdom of Denmark.
Is the surname Christiansen getting more or less common?: More common. 18,676 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 19,340 in 2010, up 3.6%.