The surname Christmas
A surname, carried by 5,599 people in the United States.
Pronounced /ˈkɹɪsməs/ 2 syllables Soundex C623
Origin
The proper noun is derived from Middle English Cristemasse, Criste-mas (“Christmas Day; season of Christmas; Christmas festivities”) [and other forms], from Old English Cristes mæsse (“Christmas”, literally “Christ’s mass”), from Crist (“Christ”) + -es (possessive marker) + mæsse (“a mass (celebration of the Eucharist)”). The English word is analysable as Christ + -mas (suffix denoting a holiday or sacred day). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Kristmisse (“Christmas”), West Frisian Krystmis (“Christmas”), Dutch Kerstmis (“Christmas”), German Low German Karstmis (“Christmas”). Doublet of Kiritimati. The noun, adjective, and verb are derived from the proper noun. Adjective etymology 1, adjective sense 1 (“red and green in color”) refers to these colors being traditionally associated with Christmas.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 5,599 people named Christmas in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 55,143 Americans. That is up 7.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,204.
Who is named Christmas
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
53% of people named Christmas identified as white (not Hispanic), 40% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as two or more races.
- White (not Hispanic) 53%
- Black (not Hispanic) 40%
- Two or more races 2.7%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
Famous Christmass
4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Rakeem ChristmasAmerican basketball player, born 1991
- Eric ChristmasBritish actor (1916-2000)
- Karima ChristmasAmerican basketball player (born 1989)
- Dionte ChristmasAmerican basketball player (born 1986)
Notable Christmass come mostly from the United States (3) and the United Kingdom (1).
Spellings and sound-alikes
Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling
Variant spellings
- Christmass
- Christmasse
- Xmas
- X-mas
- Xtmas
- Crimmas
Surnames that sound like Christmas
Christmas 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 Christmas come from?
- The proper noun is derived from Middle English Cristemasse, Criste-mas (“Christmas Day; season of Christmas; Christmas festivities”) [and other forms], from Old English Cristes mæsse (“Christmas”, literally “Christ’s mass”), from Crist (“Christ”) + -es (possessive marker) + mæsse (“a mass…
- How common is the surname Christmas?
- 5,599 people in the United States had the surname Christmas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,143 Americans. It ranked 6,122nd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Christmas?
- In the 2010 Census, 53% of people named Christmas identified as white (not Hispanic), and 40% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Christmas?
- Rakeem Christmas, American basketball player, followed by Eric Christmas.
- Where is the surname Christmas most common?
- Wikidata records people named Christmas in the United States and the United Kingdom.
- How do you pronounce Christmas?
- Christmas is /ˈkɹɪsməs/, 2 syllables.
- Is the surname Christmas getting more or less common?
- More common. 5,204 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,599 in 2010, up 7.6%.
- What are other spellings of Christmas?
- Christmass, Christmasse, Xmas, X-mas, Xtmas and Crimmas.