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Christopher

in Kentucky

There are 304 people with the last name "Christopher" in Kentucky.

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Ranking in Kentucky

NameRank
Christopher 1,683
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  1. is 1,679th most common Raleigh
  2. is 1,680th most common Stillwell
  3. is 1,681st most common Woodrum
  4. is 1,682nd most common Connor
  5. is 1,683rd most common Christopher
  6. is 1,684th most common Croley
  7. is 1,685th most common Delong
  8. is 1,686th most common Litteral
  9. is 1,687th most common Osborn

Most Common First Names for Christopher

Linda, Michael, David, John, Joyce, Robert, Charles, James, Cathy, Randall

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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