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Christopher

in Pennsylvania

There are 982 people with the last name "Christopher" in Pennsylvania.

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Ranking in Pennsylvania

NameRank
Christopher 1,146
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  1. is 1,142nd most common Rosenberger
  2. is 1,143rd most common Garland
  3. is 1,144th most common Newcomer
  4. is 1,145th most common Wert
  5. is 1,146th most common Christopher
  6. is 1,147th most common Rider
  7. is 1,148th most common Bricker
  8. is 1,149th most common Owen
  9. is 1,150th most common Schafer

Most Common First Names for Christopher

John, Michael, David, James, Robert, Thomas, Mary, Linda, Ronald, Charles

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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