Chrismas Surname

382,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 932 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Chrismas Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Christmas,' so called because born at that season; compare Candlemass, Nowell, Noel, Pentecost, Park, &c.

Cristemasse le Weydur, Fines Roll, 11 Edward I.

Felicia Cristemasse, Huntingdonshire, 1273.

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Chrismas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4031:96,8729,830
Nigeria1311:1,352,23553,045
England1171:476,22330,919
Australia1091:247,66722,912
Canada731:504,73442,927
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
Tanzania181:2,941,20149,497
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England841:290,18319,896
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:697,48245,119

Chrismas (701) may also be a first name.

Chrismas Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Christmas,' so called because born at that season; compare Candlemass, Nowell, Noel, Pentecost, Park, &c.

Cristemasse le Weydur, Fines Roll, 11 Edward I.

Felicia Cristemasse, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Geoffrey Cristesmasse, Essex, ibid.

Hugh Cristemasse, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Richard Cristemasse, 1313. Writs of Parliament.

John Cristemesse, Close Roll, 9 Richard II.

1626-7. Thomas Christmas and Dorothie Leesie: Marriage Lic. (London).

1626. Married — William Harborte and Elizabeth Chrismas: St. Mary Aldermary (London).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A name derived from birth at this season [Old English cristmæsse: v. under Christian, and + Old English mæsse, mass, Low Latin messa, missa; Latin missus, p.p. of mittere, to send away] Hugh Cristemasse.— Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Originally imposed, Camden thinks, as a baptismal name, in consequence of the individual having been born on the day of the festival. In like manner in France, Noel was first a Christian, afterwards a family name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Christmas is a name also found in Hunts, Surrey, and Hants. It is an ancient name in the eastern counties, and in the 13th century it was still established in the form of Cristemasse in Cambridgeshire and Hunts, and there were a few of the name in Essex (H. R.). In 1433 John Crystmasse was a gentleman of Morden - Steeple in this county (Carter).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Chrismas Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chrismas Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Chrismas occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Chrismas.

How Common Is The Last Name Chrismas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 382,080th most widely held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 7,819,255 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 61 percent of Chrismas reside; 45 percent reside in East Africa and 45 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 312,128th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 701 people.

The surname Chrismas is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 403 people, or 1 in 96,872. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Kamwenge District, where 26 percent reside, Kyenjojo District, where 11 percent reside and Kanungu District, where 11 percent reside. Barring Uganda it is found in 22 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 14 percent reside and England, where 13 percent reside.

Chrismas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Chrismas has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 139 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Chrismas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Chrismas surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Chrismas earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 45.63% more than the national average, earning $62,838 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.82% more than the national average, earning $52,078 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Chritsmas942/
Chrisma93219/
Crismas93188/
Chrimas932/
Chrishmass891/
Chritmas8811/
Crismass885/
Creismas881/
Chrismad881/
Chrimass881/
Chrismax881/
Chrishma881/
Crisma86103/
Crimas864/
Chrima861/
Creismeas82170/
Chridtmas821/
Crismac8066/
Khrisma8052/
Chrimat8010/
Crimais802/
Chrioma802/
Crismay801/
Chrismo801/
Crimmas801/
Shrimas801/
Chresma801/
Crismah801/
Crismma800/
Hrima77174/
Crima7779/
Schreima759/
Schriema751/
Shrishma751/
Chrismousse744/
Scrima711,799/
Cremas7196/
Srimas7145/
Crismo7119/
Shrima7119/
Cresma717/
Hrimat716/
H'Rima714/
Hreima714/
Hraima713/
Hrimai711/
Hrimaz711/
Crémas711/
Hrimach67273/
Hreimat67102/
H'Reima6729/
Khraima6726/
Shrimat6711/
H'Raima6710/
Srimase674/
Srishma673/
Khreima672/
Hrymasz671/
Schrema671/
Shritma671/
Cremeas671/
Chrimoo671/
Srismai671/
Schrismeid670/
Chrimey670/
Creemas670/
Cressma670/

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