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Christopher

in Illinois

There are 831 people with the last name "Christopher" in Illinois.

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Ranking in Illinois

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Christopher 1,274
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  1. is 1,270th most common Childers
  2. is 1,271st most common Hutchison
  3. is 1,272nd most common Rankin
  4. is 1,273rd most common Simms
  5. is 1,274th most common Christopher
  6. is 1,275th most common Gavin
  7. is 1,276th most common Pace
  8. is 1,277th most common Gipson
  9. is 1,278th most common Wozniak

Most Common First Names for Christopher

David, Michael, James, John, William, Robert, Mary, Barbara, Daniel, 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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