Crist Surname

34,798th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Crist Surname Definition:

A diminutive of Christian, q.v., and Christopher, q.v.

Crist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States14,3751:25,2153,174
Brazil1581:1,354,90146,001
Guatemala1501:107,2183,013
England1361:409,69228,019
Canada761:484,81041,569
Australia611:442,55234,724
Japan481:2,663,42331,597
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
Taiwan291:808,4405,718
France221:3,019,215204,848
India141:54,790,384527,769
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Qatar61:393,00055,922
China61:227,886,92811,701
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Maldives11:404,1727,269
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6561:18,9082,403

Crist (1,850) may also be a first name.

Crist Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A diminutive of Christian, q.v., and Christopher, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Crist, a pet form of Christian (follower of Christ) and Christopher (Christbearer).

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

I take this name to be a shortened form of Christopher, rather than a profane use of the designation of our Saviour. Mr. Bowditch informs us that "in New York there are no less than thirteen families of Christ, including a firm of ' Spies, Christ, and Company.'"

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Crist Last Name Facts

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

Crist is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Crist? popularity and diffusion

It is the 34,798th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 478,531 people. Crist occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Crist reside; 72 percent reside in North America and 72 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Crist is also the 177,190th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 1,850 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 14,375 people, or 1 in 25,215. In The United States Crist is most numerous in: California, where 9 percent reside, Texas, where 7 percent reside and Florida, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 56 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent reside and Guatemala, where 1 percent reside.

Crist Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Crist has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 541 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 716 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Crist Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Crist surname are 19.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.06% registered with the political party.

The amount Crist earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 0.86% more than the national average, earning $43,519 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.79% more than the national average, earning $67,463 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Christ9147,144/
Criste914,158/
Cristt9116/
Cristh917/
Criest916/
Crhist914/
Crrist912/
Craist912/
Crisst911/
Dcrist911/
Scrist911/
Crists910/
Cruist910/
Cris89632/
Crit8993/
Christe832,085/
Croiset83779/
Chriszt8369/
Chreist8341/
Christh8319/
Christt8313/
Christs8311/
Cristhe835/
Schrist834/
Chrisst832/
Chrrist831/
Chrisdt831/
Creiste831/
Cristte830/
Crisp8029,900/
Krist807,759/
Criss806,816/
Crest801,337/
Crise80735/
Crite80635/
Crish80496/
Cruit80340/
Crais80290/
Creis80182/
Crait8071/
Crois8065/
Cruis8033/
Cryst8030/
Crisd8029/
Cries8025/
Crith8021/
Criet8016/
Critt8014/
Xrist8010/
Srist807/
Crhis805/
Crios804/
Croit803/
Crijs801/
Qrist800/
Zrist800/
Cristova7796/
Christph775/
Christte772/
Croisett771/
Schroist770/
Cri75882/
Cruise7310,062/
Chrest73680/
Croise73636/
Chryst73552/
Krisht73527/
Kriszt73434/
Creste73347/
Creith73275/
Kriste73259/
Cruitt73153/
Kriest73151/
Craise73119/
Khrist7390/
Cruite7368/
Craite7367/
Cruits7336/
Cruijs7328/
Kristt7321/
Criess7320/
Krisst7314/
Crisse7312/
Craiss7312/
Kraist739/
Crisce739/
Kristh739/
Croitz738/
Kruist737/
Craith736/
Sristh735/
Creest734/
Cricht734/
Sriost734/
Shrist733/
Chrisd733/
Srisht732/
Creast732/
Creite732/
Cryset732/
Crests732/
Kreist732/
Creids732/
Cresst731/
Crieth731/
Crisch731/
Crissp731/
Critte731/
Chrixt731/
Cruish731/
Craitz731/
Sraist731/
Sriste731/
Sritst731/
Creise730/
Creiss730/
Creidt730/
Critse730/
Crispp730/
Screst730/
Crestz730/
Zreist730/
Cruiss730/
Creits730/
Croisette7130/
Christthe712/
Christowa712/
Kris675,011/
Krit672,800/
Cret672,557/
Cres671,080/
Crai671,070/
Sraisth67565/
Criz67180/
Croissette67169/
Crie67115/
Kriszte67104/
Crys6795/
Khriste6771/
Cëri6764/
Crix6748/
Crio6743/
Crih6732/
Chreste6726/
Croi6722/
Cryt6717/
Creaste6715/
Crip6711/
Qrit6711/
Cruisce679/
Shrisht678/
Crui677/
Khraist675/
Crei674/
Criș674/
Crès674/
Schrest673/
Krischt673/
Crês673/
Cruisse673/
Christeher672/
Craisse672/
Criy672/
Qris672/
Creisch672/
Khristh671/
Kraistt671/
Chreest671/
Crid671/
Critche671/
Croisse671/
Cruised671/
Shristh671/
Creaset671/
Crýs671/
Kristsø671/
Srishth671/
Quraist671/
Cruijse671/
Criț671/
Craitch671/
Qcri671/
Chryste671/
Ckri671/
Cryi671/
Crystte671/
Crgi671/
Kraists671/
Craithe670/
Ccroise670/

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Crist Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Crist
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