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Christopher

in Georgia

There are 1,127 people with the last name "Christopher" in Georgia.

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Ranking in Georgia

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Christopher 906
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  1. is 902nd most common Sampson
  2. is 903rd most common Lang
  3. is 904th most common Finch
  4. is 905th most common Addison
  5. is 906th most common Christopher
  6. is 907th most common Ellington
  7. is 908th most common Milton
  8. is 909th most common Moran
  9. is 910th most common Woodward

Most Common First Names for Christopher

John, James, David, Mary, Mark, Michael, Larry, Robert, Thomas, Anthony

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.)

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