# Christie (surname)

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

A surname originating as a patronymic derived from Christopher or Christian.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 18,681 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,931 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 16,527 people |
| Change since 2000 | +6.3% (17,582 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɹɪsti/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Christy, Kristi, Kristie, Kristy |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Christie 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) | 78% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 2.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Christie in the United States, the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, The Bahamas, France and Canada.

## People named Christie

- Julie Christie, British actress
- Gwendoline Christie, British actress (born 1978)
- Chris Christie, 55th Governor of New Jersey and former U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey
- Perry Christie, Bahamian politician
- Doug Christie, American basketball player (born 1970)
- William Christie, British astronomer (1845–1922)
- William Christie, American-born French conductor and harpsichordist (born 1944)
- John Walter Christie, Automotive Engineer and Inventor (1865-1944)
- Warren Christie, British actor
- Stuart Christie, British anarchist (1946–2020)
- Moss Christie, Australian swimmer, Olympic silver medallist (1901-1978)
- Max Christie, American basketball player (born 2003)

and 7 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Christy, Christ, Charest, Christensen, Christian, Christopher, Christiansen, Christianson, Christman, Christenson, Crist, Christopherson.

## 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.