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Christopher

in Oregon

There are 229 people with the last name "Christopher" in Oregon.

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Ranking in Oregon

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Christopher 1,646
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  1. is 1,642nd most common Franks
  2. is 1,643rd most common Rees
  3. is 1,644th most common Rosenberg
  4. is 1,645th most common Wiese
  5. is 1,646th most common Christopher
  6. is 1,647th most common Hummel
  7. is 1,648th most common Krebs
  8. is 1,649th most common Mcvay
  9. is 1,650th most common Neely

Most Common First Names for Christopher

Charles, David, Eric, Mary, Michael, Patsy, Terry, Judith, Ronald

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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