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Christopher

in Vermont

There are 24 people with the last name "Christopher" in Vermont.

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Ranking in Vermont

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Christopher 3,758
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  1. is 3,754th most common Carman
  2. is 3,755th most common Carpentier
  3. is 3,756th most common Chisamore
  4. is 3,757th most common Chisholm
  5. is 3,758th most common Christopher
  6. is 3,759th most common Cilley
  7. is 3,760th most common Colman
  8. is 3,761st most common Compo
  9. is 3,762nd most common Conn

Most Common First Names for Christopher

Alice, Eric, Pamela, Anissa, Ann, Bruce, Denio, Ed, Edward

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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