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Christopher

in Montana

There are 58 people with the last name "Christopher" in Montana.

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Ranking in Montana

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Christopher 1,826
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  1. is 1,822nd most common Brenner
  2. is 1,823rd most common Brewster
  3. is 1,824th most common Brinkman
  4. is 1,825th most common Burman
  5. is 1,826th most common Christopher
  6. is 1,827th most common Cooke
  7. is 1,828th most common Corbin
  8. is 1,829th most common Diede
  9. is 1,830th most common Dukart

Most Common First Names for Christopher

Richard, Audra, Dee, Lisa, Mary, Shannon, Susan, Adam

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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