Chrystie Surname

693,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 426 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Chrystie Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Christian,' from nick. Christie. Christie and Christy are all but invariably North English or Border surnames, Christian being a former favourite font-name in those districts.

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Chrystie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1441:2,517,076153,460
England1191:468,21930,572
Australia631:428,50333,982
Scotland451:118,9747,657
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland361:103,9785,126
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Chrystie (738) may also be a first name.

Chrystie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Christian,' from nick. Christie. Christie and Christy are all but invariably North English or Border surnames, Christian being a former favourite font-name in those districts. It is still a popular girl's name in the Scottish Lowlands. Formerly it was common to both sexes.

Christie Grame, 1582: Nicolson and Bum, Hist Westm. and Cumb.

Christie Halliday, 1602: ibid.

Christie Wilkin, 1602: ibid.

(a) Bapt. 'the son of Christopher,' from nick. Christie. Occasionally used in the Border district, but (1) more generally.

Christe Irwen, 2 Edward VI: ibid.

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

A diminutive of (1) Christian or Chistinus, which see, and (2) perhaps also of Christopher. The surname is very common in Fife, which indeed seems to have been an early home of the name. Chrystie was the name of an old Stirling family (see "The Christies and their doings," in Stirling antiquary, III, p. 212—214). In a charter dated 13th July 1457, granted by the abbot of Lindores to the burgh of Newburgh, John Chrysty appears as a burgess (Laing, Newburgh, p. 479—480). John Chryste was admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1530 (NSCM., I, 51). Sir Robert Criste, presbyter, witness in Fife, 1547 (Gow, 9). Cristina Criste or Crystie was tenant under the bishop of Moray, 1565 (REM., p. 434). Jhone Cristie was a "bume ledder" (water carrier) in St. Andrews, 1590 (St. Andrews, p. 687). Henry Crystie, heir of John Crystie in Leith, 1597 (Inquis., 7). John Crystie had precept of sasine of land in the vill of Stentoune, 1605 (RD., p. 503), and David Crystie was burgess of Dysart, 1634 (Retours, Fife, 503). As forename: Cristy de Carvant of Edinburghshire, 1296, also appears as Cristine de Carvan (Bain, II, p. 201,227), Cristie Pairman, 1569 (RPC., 1, p. 661). Chrystie 1605, Chrysty 1688, Creste 1612, Criste 1541, Cristy 1476.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

= Christie, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A diminutive of Christopher, which signifies Christ's carrier.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

Chrystie Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chrystie is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Chrystie click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chrystie? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 693,669th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 17,106,915 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 40 percent of Chrystie reside; 39 percent reside in Northern Europe and 39 percent reside in British Isles. Chrystie is also the 302,944th most frequent forename at a global level. It is borne by 738 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 144 people, or 1 in 2,517,076. In The United States Chrystie is most prevalent in: New York, where 21 percent are found, Florida, where 17 percent are found and Texas, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also found in England, where 28 percent are found and Australia, where 15 percent are found.

Chrystie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Chrystie has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Chrystie last name grew 306 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,190 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 125 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chrystie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Chrystie last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Chrystie earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 26.37% less than the national average, earning R 174,972 per year and in United States they earn 2% less than the national average, earning $42,285 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chrrystie940/
Chrysti9316/
Crystie936/
Chrytie931/
Chryste931/
Christie8877,080/
Crysthie883/
Chrystti881/
Chrestie880/
Chrystte880/
Chrystis880/
Chryster880/
Christies8226/
Christier8213/
Christhie825/
Christtie823/
Christiea821/
Christiee821/
Christiie821/
Hchristie821/
Chrysther821/
Christihe821/
Chrisstie820/
Chrystead820/
Christiez820/
Chriestie820/
Christe802,085/
Christi80969/
Cristie80150/
Chreste8026/
Chrysty8026/
Chrysta8020/
Chritie8015/
Chresti807/
Chretie801/
Crystye801/
Crestie800/
Christiepp781/
Christer75702/
Christis75528/
Christey75433/
Christea75163/
Christes75141/
Christoe7592/
Khrystyi7588/
Christee7527/
Christio7515/
Khristie758/
Christye758/
Cristhie756/
Chreties756/
Chriztie756/
Chrishti755/
Chreisti755/
Christiy753/
Chryssty753/
Christoi753/
Chretier752/
Christai752/
Christte752/
Cristiei752/
Chridtie751/
Chrietie751/
Christei751/
Christeu751/
Christip751/
Hcristie751/
Crhistie751/
Christiê751/
Chrestes751/
Chrestey751/
Christti751/
Christez751/
Cristtie751/
Crystyeh751/
Khrystai751/
Khrystye751/
Chrester750/
Christeas71215/
Christich7136/
Christher7119/
Chrystoja7110/
Chrystycz713/
Christthe712/
Christeit712/
Christeia711/
Christeph711/
Christiaa711/
Christiya711/
Christija711/
Christoeh711/
Christhye711/
Crhisthie711/
Crhisttie711/
Christead710/
Cristea6753,718/
Christy6728,015/
Hristea671,615/
Christa671,438/
Crestey67595/
Khristi67433/
Cristei67215/
Cristiá67199/
Chresta67113/
Khriste6771/
Cristoi6754/
Cristey6722/
Hritier6720/
Hristis6711/
Hristiç675/
Cristye672/
Hrister672/
Chresty672/
Christeher672/
Christé672/
Christisch672/
Crestea671/
Hrestui671/
Schrichtie670/
Christtich670/

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