Christmas Surname

36,695th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Dominica

Christmas 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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Christmas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,3851:49,0805,952
England2,1901:25,4423,486
Uganda1,0841:36,0144,709
Nigeria9071:195,30611,761
Australia6291:42,9185,459
Canada6101:60,4037,108
South Africa2271:238,66824,509
New Zealand1691:26,7954,697
Zimbabwe1471:105,02214,642
Dominica1451:523128
Trinidad and Tobago1331:10,2551,410
Tanzania1291:410,40028,884
Botswana1211:18,0743,590
Wales761:40,7183,964
Scotland451:118,9747,657
Denmark301:188,15715,676
Guyana261:29,3163,211
Belgium261:442,17945,013
Ireland251:188,3587,886
India241:31,961,058386,265
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
Solomon Islands231:25,2194,941
Saint Kitts and Nevis221:2,509370
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United States Virgin Islands131:8,4901,249
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Antigua and Barbuda121:8,264893
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Anguilla61:2,239218
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Jamaica41:717,48710,371
France41:16,605,680368,153
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
China41:341,830,39216,990
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Barbados31:95,8161,797
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Montserrat11:4,947471
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5641:15,5852,303
Wales491:32,0081,749
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9221:54,4676,120

Christmas (3,367) may also be a first name.

Christmas 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

(English) Descendant of Christmas, a name given to a child born on that day.

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

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

A translation of the Norman-French Noel. Roger, Eynard, Stephen Noel of Normandy, 1180-1195 (Mag. Rot. Scac.), Thomas Noel of Staffordsh. 1189 (Rot. Pip.); Hugh, John, Richard Christmasse, &c., c. 1272, in England (Rot. Hund.).

The Norman People (1874)

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

Christmas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Christmas is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Christmas? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 36,695th most numerous last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 507,136 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Christmas are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 46 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 122,866th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 3,367 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 7,385 people, or 1 in 49,080. In The United States it is most frequent in: Florida, where 9 percent live, Texas, where 7 percent live and South Carolina, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 78 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent live and Uganda, where 8 percent live.

Christmas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Christmas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Christmas last name expanded 801 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 140 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 155 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 192 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Christmas Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Christmas surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Christmas last name are 9.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.06% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Christmas earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 20.58% less than the national average, earning R 188,736 per year; in United States they earn 6.51% less than the national average, earning $40,342 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.19% more than the national average, earning $51,764 CAD per year.

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