as a Last Name
- 7,515
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Christ
Meaning & Origins
German: from the Latin personal name Christus ‘Christ’ (see Christian). The name Christ (Latin Christus) is from Greek Khristos, a derivative of khriein ‘to anoint’, a calque of Hebrew mashiach ‘Messiah’, which likewise means literally ‘the anointed’.
| 4,720th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Christensen, Christian, Christopher, Christiansen, Christie, Christy, Christianson, Christman, Christenson, Chris
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 7,515
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- North Dakota
- has the most people named Christ per capita
Top state populations
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