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Christopher

in Tennessee

There are 679 people with the last name "Christopher" in Tennessee.

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Ranking in Tennessee

NameRank
Christopher 1,141
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  1. is 1,137th most common Boyce
  2. is 1,138th most common Meredith
  3. is 1,139th most common Stovall
  4. is 1,140th most common Becker
  5. is 1,141st most common Christopher
  6. is 1,142nd most common Spicer
  7. is 1,143rd most common Blalock
  8. is 1,144th most common Haggard
  9. is 1,145th most common Manley

Most Common First Names for Christopher

Charles, David, James, John, Mary, Linda, Michael, Joe, Brenda, Kenneth

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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