Last Name CHRISTOPHER

Summary/Contribute


Meaning The son of Christopher. Those who bear the name hail from Furness, in North Lancashire. It is a native name that owes its origin to the treacherous sands of Morecombe and Duddon. The legend of St. Christopher is that he found an occupation in guiding passengers across a wide stream. One night he bare unawres the child Christ, and was about to sink under an ever-increasing weight, when teh Saviour said: 'Thou bearest Him who beareth the sins of the world,' Many a babe would be dedicated to him in gratitude for some hairbreadth escape his father had experienced.
Origin English, Greek, Irish, Nigerian, South african

Rank 1,124 (2000 US census) 1,182 (1990 US census)
Count 28,493 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 76.74%, or 21866 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 17.44%, or 4969 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.95%, or 271 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.36%, or 103 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.9%, or 541 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 2.61%, or 744 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


Double-barrelled surnames

 Can you lose your identity in a double-barrelled surname?

So, you are getting married and thinking about creating a double-barrel surname from yours and your future spouse’s surnames. Maybe there is another reason you want that type of surname. Somethin...

Christian baby names

 Here is a list of baby names and their meanings that came to us straight from the Bible. ...

Shortest last names

 The 2000 USA census contains no surnames with ONE character. The shortest last names there have at least two characters in them. We found 175 of those. It does not mean that a one character name does not exist. The census data only contain surnames that occurred at lea...

©2015 ANC Labs Inc | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | View in: Classic | Mobile