Chrismas Surname
Approximately 932 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameChrismas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 403 | 1:96,872 | 9,830 |
| Nigeria | 131 | 1:1,352,235 | 53,045 |
| England | 117 | 1:476,223 | 30,919 |
| Australia | 109 | 1:247,667 | 22,912 |
| Canada | 73 | 1:504,734 | 42,927 |
| United States | 29 | 1:12,498,584 | 473,286 |
| Indonesia | 25 | 1:5,289,968 | 246,176 |
| Tanzania | 18 | 1:2,941,201 | 49,497 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 84 | 1:290,183 | 19,896 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 72 | 1:697,482 | 45,119 |
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 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
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.
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).
Chrismas Demographics
Average Chrismas Salary in
United States
$62,838 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chrismass | 94 | 18 | / |
| Chritsmas | 94 | 2 | / |
| Chrisma | 93 | 219 | / |
| Crismas | 93 | 188 | / |
| Chrimas | 93 | 2 | / |
| Chrishmass | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chritmas | 88 | 11 | / |
| Crismass | 88 | 5 | / |
| Creismas | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chrismad | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chrimass | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chrismax | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chrishma | 88 | 1 | / |
| Crisma | 86 | 103 | / |
| Crimas | 86 | 4 | / |
| Chrima | 86 | 1 | / |
| Creismeas | 82 | 170 | / |
| Chridtmas | 82 | 1 | / |
| Crismac | 80 | 66 | / |
| Khrisma | 80 | 52 | / |
| Chrimat | 80 | 10 | / |
| Crimais | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chrioma | 80 | 2 | / |
| Crismay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chrismo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Crimmas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shrimas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chresma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Crismah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Crismma | 80 | 0 | / |
| Hrima | 77 | 174 | / |
| Crima | 77 | 79 | / |
| Schreima | 75 | 9 | / |
| Schriema | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shrishma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chrismousse | 74 | 4 | / |
| Scrima | 71 | 1,799 | / |
| Cremas | 71 | 96 | / |
| Srimas | 71 | 45 | / |
| Crismo | 71 | 19 | / |
| Shrima | 71 | 19 | / |
| Cresma | 71 | 7 | / |
| Hrimat | 71 | 6 | / |
| H'Rima | 71 | 4 | / |
| Hreima | 71 | 4 | / |
| Hraima | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hrimai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hrimaz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Crémas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hrimach | 67 | 273 | / |
| Hreimat | 67 | 102 | / |
| H'Reima | 67 | 29 | / |
| Khraima | 67 | 26 | / |
| Shrimat | 67 | 11 | / |
| H'Raima | 67 | 10 | / |
| Srimase | 67 | 4 | / |
| Srishma | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khreima | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hrymasz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schrema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shritma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cremeas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chrimoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Srismai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schrismeid | 67 | 0 | / |
| Chrimey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Creemas | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cressma | 67 | 0 | / |
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