Christianson Surname

29,084th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,451 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Christianson Surname Definition:

Christian's Son: v. Christian.

Christianson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States16,1811:22,4002,816
Canada1,6301:22,6053,080
Australia1471:183,64418,462
Sweden1091:90,3376,599
England941:592,74535,632
South Africa811:668,86148,796
New Zealand621:73,03710,843
India351:21,916,154310,282
Philippines201:5,061,911170,869
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Finland61:916,11741,832
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
France51:13,284,544357,392
China51:273,464,31313,838
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Wales41:773,63329,106
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:658,79432,071
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8591:17,5652,240

Christianson (82) may also be a first name.

Christianson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Christian's Son: v. Christian.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Norwegian) The son of Christian (follower of Christ).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Christianson Last Name Facts

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

Christianson is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Christianson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 29,084th most widely held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 394,968 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Christianson reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,060,447th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 82 people.

The last name Christianson is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 16,181 people, or 1 in 22,400. In The United States Christianson is primarily concentrated in: Minnesota, where 17 percent live, Wisconsin, where 13 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Beside The United States this last name is found in 40 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 9 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Christianson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Christianson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Christianson last name rose 566 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 254 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Christianson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Christianson last name are 7.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.04% registered with the political party.

The amount Christianson earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.1% more than the national average, earning R 406,596 per year; in United States they earn 4.49% more than the national average, earning $45,087 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.06% more than the national average, earning $49,711 CAD per year.

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Christianson Reference & Research

Christian DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Christian FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Christianson
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