Christmas Surname
Approximately 14,370 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameChristmas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,385 | 1:49,080 | 5,952 |
| England | 2,190 | 1:25,442 | 3,486 |
| Uganda | 1,084 | 1:36,014 | 4,709 |
| Nigeria | 907 | 1:195,306 | 11,761 |
| Australia | 629 | 1:42,918 | 5,459 |
| Canada | 610 | 1:60,403 | 7,108 |
| South Africa | 227 | 1:238,668 | 24,509 |
| New Zealand | 169 | 1:26,795 | 4,697 |
| Zimbabwe | 147 | 1:105,022 | 14,642 |
| Dominica | 145 | 1:523 | 128 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 133 | 1:10,255 | 1,410 |
| Tanzania | 129 | 1:410,400 | 28,884 |
| Botswana | 121 | 1:18,074 | 3,590 |
| Wales | 76 | 1:40,718 | 3,964 |
| Scotland | 45 | 1:118,974 | 7,657 |
| Denmark | 30 | 1:188,157 | 15,676 |
| Guyana | 26 | 1:29,316 | 3,211 |
| Belgium | 26 | 1:442,179 | 45,013 |
| Ireland | 25 | 1:188,358 | 7,886 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Malaysia | 24 | 1:1,228,926 | 53,021 |
| Solomon Islands | 23 | 1:25,219 | 4,941 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 22 | 1:2,509 | 370 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 13 | 1:8,490 | 1,249 |
| Northern Ireland | 12 | 1:153,753 | 8,250 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 12 | 1:8,264 | 893 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Anguilla | 6 | 1:2,239 | 218 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Jamaica | 4 | 1:717,487 | 10,371 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Barbados | 3 | 1:95,816 | 1,797 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Montserrat | 1 | 1:4,947 | 471 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 13 | 1:340,759 | 12,983 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,564 | 1:15,585 | 2,303 |
| Wales | 49 | 1:32,008 | 1,749 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 922 | 1:54,467 | 6,120 |
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 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
(English) Descendant of Christmas, a name given to a child born on that day.
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.
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.).
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).
Christmas Demographics
Average Male Christmas Height
176.07 cm
Average Female Christmas Height
160.57 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christmass | 95 | 161 | / |
| Christmase | 95 | 1 | / |
| Christmmas | 95 | 1 | / |
| Christmast | 95 | 0 | / |
| Cristmas | 94 | 19 | / |
| Chritmas | 94 | 11 | / |
| Christma | 94 | 7 | / |
| Christtmass | 90 | 20 | / |
| Christmah | 89 | 7 | / |
| Khristmas | 89 | 3 | / |
| Christmax | 89 | 3 | / |
| Chridtmas | 89 | 1 | / |
| Cristhmas | 89 | 1 | / |
| Christmaa | 89 | 0 | / |
| Christmat | 89 | 0 | / |
| Cristmass | 89 | 0 | / |
| Cristma | 88 | 0 | / |
| Chrestma | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chrystmos | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shritma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shrestma | 71 | 5 | / |
| Khritmai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Cretmey | 50 | 1 | / |
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