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Christopher

in Virginia

There are 592 people with the last name "Christopher" in Virginia.

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Ranking in Virginia

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Christopher 1,389
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  1. is 1,385th most common Estrada
  2. is 1,386th most common Raymond
  3. is 1,387th most common Aldridge
  4. is 1,388th most common Brewster
  5. is 1,389th most common Christopher
  6. is 1,390th most common Purcell
  7. is 1,391st most common Langley
  8. is 1,392nd most common Madden
  9. is 1,393rd most common Bourne

Most Common First Names for Christopher

John, James, Michael, Robert, Charles, David, Mary

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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