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Christopher

in South Dakota

There are 33 people with the last name "Christopher" in South Dakota.

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Ranking in South Dakota

NameRank
Christopher 3,444
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  1. is 3,440th most common Blanchard
  2. is 3,441st most common Bode
  3. is 3,442nd most common Bruner
  4. is 3,443rd most common Cadotte
  5. is 3,444th most common Christopher
  6. is 3,445th most common Clary
  7. is 3,446th most common Crowley
  8. is 3,447th most common Danley
  9. is 3,448th most common Dauwen

Most Common First Names for Christopher

Barbara, Richard, Donald, Kathy, Mary, Thomas, Bruce, Conny, Dawna

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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Barbara Christopher, SD (7 searches)
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