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Christopher

in Maryland

There are 604 people with the last name "Christopher" in Maryland.

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Ranking in Maryland

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Christopher 875
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  1. is 871st most common Moser
  2. is 872nd most common Funk
  3. is 873rd most common Siegel
  4. is 874th most common Brittingham
  5. is 875th most common Christopher
  6. is 876th most common Gillespie
  7. is 877th most common Dailey
  8. is 878th most common Hare
  9. is 879th most common Orellana

Most Common First Names for Christopher

James, John, William, Mark, Richard, Robert, George, Ronald, Donald, Patricia

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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