# Christy (surname)

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

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 13,750 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,621 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 22,454 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.4% (13,295 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɹɪsti/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Christy 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) | 88% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 5.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.0% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Christy in the United States, Belgium and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

## People named Christy

- James W. Christy, American astronomer
- June Christy, American singer (1925–1990)
- Dorothy Christy, American actress (1900–1977)
- Richard Christy, American drummer
- Ann Christy, Belgian singer (1945–1984)
- Ann Christy, American actress (1905–1987)
- Howard Chandler Christy, American artist (1873–1952)
- Henry Christy, British banker and collector (1810-1865)
- Ken Christy, American actor (1894-1962)

## Similar surnames

Christie, 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.