Last Name CHRISTOPHERSON

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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, Irish

Rank 5,532 (2000 US census)
Count 5,774 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 96.1%, or 5549 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 0.21%, or 12 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.55%, or 32 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.48%, or 28 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.02%, or 59 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.63%, or 94 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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