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Christopher

in Connecticut

There are 223 people with the last name "Christopher" in Connecticut.

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Ranking in Connecticut

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Christopher 1,665
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  1. is 1,661st most common Comeau
  2. is 1,662nd most common Cortez
  3. is 1,663rd most common Emerson
  4. is 1,664th most common Cavaliere
  5. is 1,665th most common Christopher
  6. is 1,666th most common Heffernan
  7. is 1,667th most common Lajoie
  8. is 1,668th most common Pearce
  9. is 1,669th most common Pollack

Most Common First Names for Christopher

John, Robert, David, Diana, Gary, Raymond, Thomas, William, Barbara

Meaning & History

English: from a medieval personal name which ostensibly means ‘bearer of Christ’, Latin Christopherus, Greek Khristophoros, from Khristos ‘Christ’. Compare Christian + -pher-, -phor- ‘carry’. This was borne by a rather obscure 3rd-century martyred saint. His name was relatively common among early Christians, who desired to bear Christ metaphorically with them in their daily lives. Subsequently, the name was explained by a folk etymology according to which the saint carried the infant Christ across a ford and so became the patron saint of travelers. In this guise he was enormously popular in the Middle Ages, and many inns were named with the sign of St. Christopher. In some instances the surname may have derived originally from residence at or association with such an inn. As an American family name, Christopher has absorbed cognates from other continental European languages. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988.)

Recent Searches for "Christopher" in Connecticut

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John Christopher, CT (7 searches)
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