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Christen Ranking

the United States, the name Christen is the 11,098th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Christen is ranked the 6,055th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 2


Christen migration to the United States +



Christen Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Thomas Christen, who arrived in Maryland in 1678 3
Christen Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Anna Maria Christen, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1732
  • Anna Gotz Christen, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1732
  • Andreas Christen, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1732
  • Hendrick Christen, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732 3
  • Rudolff Christen, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1732 3
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Christen Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Forber Christen, aged 8, who arrived in New York, NY in 1837 3
  • Anthony Christen, who landed in Mobile County, Ala in 1842 3
  • Anthony Christen, who arrived in Alabama in 1842
  • Jacob Christen, who arrived in St Clair County, Illinois in 1872 3
  • Johann Christen, who landed in Kentucky in 1892 3
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Christen migration to Canada +

Christen Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Christian Christen, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1750

Christen migration to Australia +

Christen Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Octavio Eilhelm Christen, aged 28, who arrived in South Australia in 1857 aboard the ship "Malvina Vidal"

Contemporary Notables of the name Christen (post 1700) +

  • Morgan Brenda Christen (b. 1961), American jurist, Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2012-), Associate Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court (2009-2012)
  • Theophil Friedrich Christen (1873-1920), Swiss physician, mathematician, physicist, economist and pioneer of physical medicine
  • Ada Christen (1839-1901), also known as Ada Carla, Christiane von Breden, Christiane Rosalia Friderick, Christine von Neupauer Fridrik, and Satanella, an Austrian writer
  • Andreas Christen (b. 1989), Liechtensteiner international footballer
  • Brian Christen (1926-2000), English-born, Canadian cricketer
  • Yves Christen (b. 1941), Swiss politician, President of the National Council (2002-2003)
  • Mathias Christen (b. 1987), Liechtensteiner international footballer
  • Björn-Olaf Christen (b. 1980), Swiss former professional ice hockey forward
  • Christen Gerhart, American magician, one of the judges, with Penn & Teller and Jason Latimer, on the magic contest reality television series Wizard Wars on the Syfy channel


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  3. 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)


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