Christmass Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Christmass 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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Christmass Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1141:236,80422,158
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754
England141:3,979,861125,553
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Christmass (30) may also be a first name.

Christmass 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

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

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

Christmass Last Name Facts

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

The surname Christmass is more frequently found in Australia than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Christmass? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,369,340th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 45,264,260 people. This last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 71 percent of Christmass are found; 71 percent are found in Australasia and 71 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. Christmass is also the 1,911,214th most widely held forename worldwide. It is borne by 30 people.

This surname is most frequent in Australia, where it is carried by 114 people, or 1 in 236,804. In Australia Christmass is primarily found in: Western Australia, where 88 percent live, Australian Capital Territory, where 4 percent live and Victoria, where 4 percent live. Besides Australia it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 11 percent live and England, where 9 percent live.

Christmass Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Christmass has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Christmass surname rose 175 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Christmass Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

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