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Christopher

in Kansas

There are 190 people with the last name "Christopher" in Kansas.

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Ranking in Kansas

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Christopher 1,547
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  1. is 1,543rd most common Lord
  2. is 1,544th most common Roeder
  3. is 1,545th most common Stockton
  4. is 1,546th most common Westhoff
  5. is 1,547th most common Christopher
  6. is 1,548th most common Hazen
  7. is 1,549th most common Lund
  8. is 1,550th most common Mader
  9. is 1,551st most common Mora

Most Common First Names for Christopher

James, Craig, John, Marjorie, Brent, Brian, Jim, Kenneth, Mary

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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