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- Christian - Last Name Meaning & Origin
Christian
- Used in: 3 countries
Origin: Ancient Greek
From Middle English Cristien, from Old French chrestien, from Latin Chrīstiānus, from Ancient Greek Χρῑστιᾱνός (Khrīstiānós), from Χρῑστός (Khrīstós, “Christ, anointed [one]”) + Latin suffix -ānus. The older form is Christen. Doublet of cretin. By surface analysis, Christ + -ian.
Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)
Name Variants & Related
- Christiane Derived from Christian
- Christiani Derived from Christian
- Christians Derived from Christian
- Christiany Derived from Christian
- Christiann Derived from Christian
- Christiana Derived from Christian
- Christiano Derived from Christian
- Christianty Derived from Christian
- Christia Root name
- Agathon Ancient Greek origin
Popularity by Country
Christian
Rank #597
Frequency
51,177 people (18.97 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 69.69% Hispanic 2.66% Black 23.45% Asian/PI 1.77% Native Am. 0.58% Two+ 1.85%
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