Christman Surname

32,747th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Christman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Christman,' seemingly equivalent to Christian, once a popular personal name. I do not think Christman was ever in use at the font in England. It is a German importation. In America the surname has obtained a firm footing.

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Christman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States15,7371:23,0322,892
Canada2991:123,22912,908
England541:1,031,81650,675
France201:3,321,136213,627
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Guam121:13,3432,098
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1051:16,1732,053

Christman (188) may also be a first name.

Christman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Christman,' seemingly equivalent to Christian, once a popular personal name. I do not think Christman was ever in use at the font in England. It is a German importation. In America the surname has obtained a firm footing. With Chrisman, compare Chrismas for Christmas.

William Crystman, Close Rolls, 17 Henry VI.

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

(German) Descendant of Christianus (follower of Christ).

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

Christman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Christman is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Christman click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Christman? popularity and diffusion

The surname Christman is the 32,747th most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 448,879 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Christman live; 79 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America. Christman is also the 663,277th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 188 people.

The last name Christman is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 15,737 people, or 1 in 23,032. In The United States it is most frequent in: Ohio, where 10 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and New York, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 40 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Christman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Christman has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 507 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 193 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Christman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Christman surname are 14.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.4% being registered with the party.

The amount Christman earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.12% more than the national average, earning $43,632 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.99% less than the national average, earning $49,189 CAD per year.

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Christman Reference & Research

Christman2 DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Christman2 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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