# Crist (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/crist/  
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 Old English.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | nickname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 10,518 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,401 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 29,354 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.9% (10,122 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Apparently from Old English Crīst, Crist (the vowel may originally have been long in early OE, with subsequent shortening in late OE, see Notes for Christmas on the OED.com website), possibly applied as a nickname for someone who played the part of Christ in a pageant, or alternatively a pet form of the personal names Christian or Christopher.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Crist 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) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Crist in the United States.

## People named Crist

- Myndy Crist, American actress
- Judith Crist, American film critic (1922–2012)

## Similar surnames

Cristo, Christensen, Christian, Christopher, Christiansen, Christie, Christy, Christianson, Christman, Christenson, Christ, Christmas.

## 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.