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Christianson Ranking

In the United States, the name Christianson is the 3,148th most popular surname with an estimated 9,948 people with that name. 1


United States Christianson migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Christianson Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • S Christianson, who arrived in Texas in 1846 2
  • Sofia Christianson, aged 23, who landed in New York, NY in 1876 2
  • Augustus Christianson, aged 15, who arrived in New York, NY in 1876 2
  • Johann Christianson, aged 8, who arrived in New York, NY in 1876 2
  • Josephina Christianson, aged 11, who landed in New York, NY in 1876 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Christianson Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Lars Christianson, who arrived in Wisconsin in 1907 2
  • Hans Christianson, who landed in Wisconsin in 1908 2
  • Peder Christianson, who landed in Wisconsin in 1913 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Christianson (post 1700) +

  • William C. Christianson, American politician, Candidate for justice of Minnesota State Supreme Court, 1946 3
  • Theodore Christianson (1883-1948), American Republican politician, Member of Minnesota State House of Representatives 24th District, 1915-25; Governor of Minnesota, 1925-31; U.S. Representative from Minnesota, 1933-37 3
  • Paul J. Christianson, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1940 3
  • P. A. Christianson, American politician, Mayor of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, 1955-61 3
  • Norman L. Christianson, American politician, U.S. Vice Consul in Mexico City, 1939; Winnipeg, 1939 3
  • P. A. Christianson, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1916 3
  • M. A. Christianson, American politician, Member of South Dakota State House of Representatives 6th District, 1891-92 3
  • Janet E. Christianson, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1980 3
  • J. R. Christianson, American politician, Village President of Oak Park, Illinois, 1960 3
  • H. J. Christianson, American politician, Member of South Dakota State House of Representatives, 1937-42 3
  • ... (Another 9 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

SS Atlantic
  • Emil Christianson, German crew member who was aboard the ship "SS Atlantic" when it struck rocks off Nova Scotia in 1873, survived the sinking


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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