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Christopher

in Michigan

There are 677 people with the last name "Christopher" in Michigan.

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Ranking in Michigan

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Christopher 1,339
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  1. is 1,335th most common Albrecht
  2. is 1,336th most common Dempsey
  3. is 1,337th most common Grady
  4. is 1,338th most common Hough
  5. is 1,339th most common Christopher
  6. is 1,340th most common Kenyon
  7. is 1,341st most common Mohr
  8. is 1,342nd most common Cutler
  9. is 1,343rd most common Darnell

Most Common First Names for Christopher

James, John, Michael, David, Jennifer, Robert, Karen, Scott, Daniel, Joseph

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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