How common is the surname Christie?

18,681 people in the United States had the surname Christie in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 16,527 Americans. It ranked 1,931st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Christie?

Julie Christie, British actress, followed by Gwendoline Christie.

Where is the surname Christie most common?

Wikidata records people named Christie in the United States, the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and 3 other countries.

How do you pronounce Christie?

Christie is /ˈkɹɪsti/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Christie getting more or less common?

More common. 17,582 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 18,681 in 2010, up 6.3%.

What are other spellings of Christie?

Christy, Kristi, Kristie and Kristy.

Is Christie also a first name?

Yes. Christie 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.

The surname Christie

A patronymic surname, carried by 18,681 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈkɹɪsti/ 2 syllables Soundex C623 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Christie is more common than 98.8% of them.

Origin

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

Christie is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 18,681 people named Christie in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 16,527 Americans. That is up 6.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 17,582.

#1,931

rank among US surnames

18,681

people in 2010

6.3

per 100,000 Americans

+6.3%

change since 2000 (was #1,874)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,922	Thorne	18,738	16,477
#1,923	Mansfield	18,725	16,488
#1,924	Kyle	18,721	16,492
#1,925	Dietz	18,720	16,493
#1,926	Smallwood	18,717	16,495
#1,927	Adair	18,708	16,503
#1,928	Gold	18,698	16,512

Who is named Christie

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

78% of people named Christie identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 78%
Black (not Hispanic) 13%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.2%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Christies

19 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Julie Christie
British actress, born 1940
Gwendoline Christie
British actress (born 1978)
Chris Christie
55th Governor of New Jersey and former U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, born 1962
Perry Christie
Bahamian politician, born 1943
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, born 1975
Stuart Christie
British anarchist (1946–2020)
Moss Christie
Australian swimmer, Olympic silver medallist (1901-1978)
Max Christie
American basketball player (born 2003)

Notable Christies come mostly from the United States (7), the United Kingdom (5) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Christy
Kristi
Kristie
Kristy

Surnames that sound like Christie

Christie 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 Christie?: 18,681 people in the United States had the surname Christie in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 16,527 Americans. It ranked 1,931st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Christie?: In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Christie identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Christie?: Julie Christie, British actress, followed by Gwendoline Christie.
Where is the surname Christie most common?: Wikidata records people named Christie in the United States, the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and 3 other countries.
How do you pronounce Christie?: Christie is /ˈkɹɪsti/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Christie?: Christie is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Christie getting more or less common?: More common. 17,582 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 18,681 in 2010, up 6.3%.
What are other spellings of Christie?: Christy, Kristi, Kristie and Kristy.
Is Christie also a first name?: Yes. Christie 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.