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Christophe Ranking

In France, the name Christophe is the 898th most popular surname with an estimated 5,718 people with that name. 1


United States Christophe migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Christophe Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Phillipee Sebastian Christophe, who landed in New York in 1796 2
  • Phillippe Sebastian Christophe, who arrived in New York in 1796 2
  • Philipps Christophe, who arrived in New York in 1798 2
Christophe Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Mr. Christophe, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 2
  • Jean Francoise Christophe, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Christophe (post 1700) +

  • Robert Christophe (1938-2016), French swimmer at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics, two-time European Champion
  • Nicolas-François Christophe, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 3
  • Jean-François Christophe, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 4
  • Augustin René Christophe de Chevigné, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 5
  • Joseph Christophe Couin, Baron de Grandchamp, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 6
  • Jean Christophe Collin, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 7
  • Antoine Christophe Cochois, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 8
  • Christophe Guy Denis "Christopher" Lambert (b. 1957), French actor, best known for his roles in Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) and Highlander (1986)
  • Christophe Godin (b. 1968), French guitarist and singer, known for his work with the French bands Metal Kartoon, Gnô and Mörglbl
  • Christophe Revault (1972-2021), French professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper and sporting director of his former club Le Havre


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  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. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 12) Nicolas-François Christophe. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
  4. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 12) Jean-François Christophe. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
  5. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 12) Augustin Christophe. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
  6. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 13) Joseph Couin. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
  7. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 12) Jean Collin. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
  8. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 12) Antoine Cochois. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html


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