How common is the last name Christian?

50,934 people in the United States have the last name Christian, about 1 in 5,868. It ranks #651 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

CHRISTIAN

#651

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
50,934
About
1 in 5,868
This common or more
34.9%
Who bears it

Of the 50,934 people with the last name Christian, 62.9% reported their origin as White, 24.5% as Black and 4.7% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Christian

#649 Kirk · 51,067#650 Richard · 51,000#652 Bruce · 50,879#653 Villa · 50,813

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Christian, most common first.

#2,006 Christie · 17,609#3,190 Christman · 11,051#5,878 Christmas · 5,655#9,930 Christen · 3,104#17,249 Christiano · 1,604#19,172 Christine · 1,416#19,937 Christians · 1,351#28,656 Christina · 884

Also a first name

As a first name, Christian ranks #111 of 53,615, with 415,787 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1996, with 16,544 births. See Christian as a first name

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