How common is the surname Christoff?

1,487 people in the United States had the surname Christoff in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 207,630 Americans. It ranked 18,550th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Christoff?

Steve Christoff, American ice hockey player.

Where is the surname Christoff most common?

Wikidata records people named Christoff in the United States.

Is the surname Christoff getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,522 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,487 in 2010, down 2.3%.

The surname Christoff

A surname, carried by 1,487 people in the United States.

2 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). Christoff is more common than 88.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,487 people named Christoff in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 207,630 Americans. That is down 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,522.

#18,550

rank among US surnames

1,487

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-2.3%

change since 2000 (was #17,170)

Who is named Christoff

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

92% of people named Christoff identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Christoffs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Steve Christoff
American ice hockey player, born 1958

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Christoff

Christoff 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 Christoff?: 1,487 people in the United States had the surname Christoff in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 207,630 Americans. It ranked 18,550th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Christoff?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Christoff identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Christoff?: Steve Christoff, American ice hockey player.
Where is the surname Christoff most common?: Wikidata records people named Christoff in the United States.
Is the surname Christoff getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,522 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,487 in 2010, down 2.3%.