Christesen

Christesen Meaning & Origin

About Christesen
The surname Christesen is of Danish origin and is derived from the given name Christen, which is a variant of Christian. It is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally used to identify the descendants of a man named Christen. The name Christen itself is derived from the Greek word "christianos," meaning "follower of Christ." Therefore, the surname Christesen can be interpreted to mean "son of Christen" or "descendant of Christen."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Christesen is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Christesen: 372
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 55,255
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.13

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Christesen based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Christesen is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KRSTSN
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
C060230205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K R IH1 S T AH0 S AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/christesen*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KRSTSN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
C623

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Christesen in Braille

Here's how to represent Christesen in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Christesen in braille

How to sign the name Christesen using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Christesen using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Christesen in sign language

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