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Christopher

in Mississippi

There are 203 people with the last name "Christopher" in Mississippi.

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Ranking in Mississippi

NameRank
Christopher 1,667
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  1. is 1,663rd most common Plunkett
  2. is 1,664th most common Rials
  3. is 1,665th most common Silas
  4. is 1,666th most common Still
  5. is 1,667th most common Christopher
  6. is 1,668th most common Faust
  7. is 1,669th most common Foxworth
  8. is 1,670th most common Handy
  9. is 1,671st most common Holbrook

Most Common First Names for Christopher

Jack, Mary, William, Volandrea, Bobby, Charles, Clyde, Edna, John, 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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Jack Christopher, MS (7 searches)
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