Christensen

English

Alternative forms

Christeson

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish and Norwegian Christensen.

Proper noun

Christensen (plural Christensens)

A surname

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Christensen is the 433^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 75,143 individuals. Christensen is most common among White (94.4%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Christensen”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 332.

Danish

Etymology

Originally a patronymic from Christen +‎ -sen.

Proper noun

Christensen

a common surname originating as a patronymic

Norwegian

Etymology

Originally a patronymic from Christen +‎ -sen.

Proper noun

Christensen

a surname originating as a patronymic

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