Christey Surname

685,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 433 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Christey Surname Definition:

Scot. and North. English dims. of Christian, q.v., and Christopher, q.v.

Christey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1701:327,75324,219
New Zealand1421:31,8905,546
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Australia371:729,61448,196
India91:85,229,487684,495
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:477,94826,685
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States911:551,85437,927

Christey (202) may also be a first name.

Christey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Scot. and North. English dims. of Christian, q.v., and Christopher, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Christey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Christey occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Christey.

How Common Is The Last Name Christey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 685,266th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 16,830,360 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 42 percent of Christey are found; 41 percent are found in Australasia and 41 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. Christey is also the 637,340th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 202 people.

The surname Christey is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 170 people, or 1 in 327,753. In England Christey is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 32 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 16 percent live and Staffordshire, where 9 percent live. Apart from England this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.

Christey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Christey has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Christey last name rose 333 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it declined 30 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Christey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Christey last name is predominantly Presbyterian (70%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Christey last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the political party.

Christey earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.97% less than the national average, earning $40,140 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Christy9328,015/
Christe932,085/
Cristey9322/
Christie8877,080/
Christer88702/
Christea88163/
Christes88141/
Christoe8892/
Christee8827/
Chriesty8820/
Christye888/
Christhy888/
Christty884/
Christiy883/
Chrishty882/
Christte882/
Khristey881/
Chrissty881/
Christei881/
Christeu881/
Chsristy881/
Chrestey881/
Christoy881/
Chroisty881/
Christez881/
Christay880/
Criste864,158/
Cristy86457/
Chrite8622/
Chrity8619/
Critey860/
Christeas82215/
Christher8219/
Christhie825/
Christtie823/
Christthe822/
Christeit822/
Christeia821/
Christeph821/
Christiea821/
Christiie821/
Christiya821/
Hchristie821/
Schrister821/
Christihe821/
Christoeh821/
Christhye821/
Chrisstie820/
Christead820/
Chriestie820/
Cristea8053,718/
Hristea801,615/
Christa801,438/
Christi80969/
Crestey80595/
Shristy80550/
Cristei80215/
Cristie80150/
Cristee8092/
Khriste8071/
Khristy8041/
Chreste8026/
Chrysty8026/
Chritie8015/
Chrites8010/
Chrityy808/
Crhisty806/
Chriter805/
Cristhe805/
Chraite804/
Chritty803/
Cristhy802/
Hrister802/
Chrihty802/
Chresty802/
Cristty802/
Christé802/
Crissty801/
Crishty801/
Chrityo801/
Cristoy801/
Chriteh801/
Chraity801/
Chreite801/
Chryste801/
Cristiy801/
Creiste801/
Cristte800/
Schrite800/
Chritte800/
Tschrister787/
Christeher782/
Crite77635/
Hrite771/
Christou7520,403/
Christis75528/
Chrystie75426/
Christau75117/
Chrustie7535/
Chriette7528/
Chrestay7526/
Chritter7522/
Chreiteh7522/
Christio7515/
Schriter7510/
Khristie758/
Christas758/
Cristhie756/
Hristeas756/
Chriztie756/
Khristiy755/
Chrishti755/
Chreisti755/
Chryssty753/
Christoi753/
Schritte753/
Christão752/
Christai752/
Christat752/
Chridtie751/
Chrietie751/
Christha751/
Christip751/
Hcristie751/
Crhistie751/
Shrister751/
Chrestes751/
Christti751/
Christéa751/
Cristeiu751/
Christad751/
Cristtie751/
Crishtie751/
Khristty751/
Chrestie750/
Chrithea750/
Chrester750/
Chrystte750/
Schriete750/
Chryster750/
Schrista750/
Tschristter743/
Sristy717,600/
Cristi713,755/
Crista711,420/
Shrity711,081/
Christgau71363/
Creste71347/
Chriti71346/
Schritter71310/
Schrichte7197/
Christoux7194/
Scrite7192/
Christaud7144/
Cretey7141/
Christich7136/
Chrita7135/
Crysty7122/
Shrite7111/
Christous718/
Christoud718/
Christaux718/
Cresty716/
Schraiter715/
Cristá714/
Chrystycz713/
Hrista712/
Chrety712/
Khrite711/
Critte711/
Schroiter711/
Christout711/
Chrysther711/
Hrithe711/
Sriste711/
Christija711/
Crhisthie711/
Crhisttie711/
Khristtye711/
Christaph710/
Schrester710/
Schriette710/
Hritte710/
Chrystead710/
Schryster710/
Chrrystie710/
Srishty67547/
Khristi67433/
Chraiti67415/
Sristee67360/
Cristau67133/
Chresta67113/
Chritis67101/
Schreitter6777/
Cristoi6754/
Hristou6735/
Shristi6728/
Khrista6727/
Chrysta6720/
Scritte6720/
Cristou6719/
Cristti6717/
Chrysti6716/
Crettey6716/
Creaste6715/
Hristis6711/
Shrista6710/
Shriteh678/
Chresti677/
Crystie676/
Hristiç675/
Khraity674/
Cristeaová673/
Chritah673/
Hritter673/
Schreither673/
Schrete672/
Crestee672/
Christisch672/
Schrichter671/
Shraite671/
Chretoe671/
Khraite671/
Shreste671/
Srittey671/
Chretie671/
Chrytie671/
Chrithi671/
Chrixta671/
Chrusta671/
Criesta671/
Crestea671/
Xristoy671/
Crysthy671/
Chraita671/
Shrited671/
Crystte671/
Crhisti671/
Crestie670/
Christtich670/
Shrites670/
Craytey670/
Shriter670/
Chryter670/
Shritty670/

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