Christian is an English surname from the Latin "Christianus" meaning follower of Christ,[1] from "christus" ("anointed"), created to translate the Hebrew messiah.[2] As one of the native Manx surnames, the name originates as an anglicisation of "Mac Christen";[3] Notable people with the surname include:
- Ash Christian (1985–2020), American actor and film director
- Autumn Christian, American writer
- Harold Basil Christian H. Basil Christian (1871–1950), South African-Rhodesian farmer
- Bill Christian (born 1938), American ice hockey player
- Channon Christian, victim of Murders of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom in 2007 in Tennessee, U.S.
- Charlie Christian (1916–1942), American swing and jazz guitarist
- Clara Marguerite Christian (1895–1964), first black woman to study at the University of Edinburgh
- Claudia Christian (born 1965), American actress, a writer, a director singer and musician
- Cody Christian (born 1995), American actor
- Dave Christian (born 1959), American ice-hockey player
- Ewan Christian (1814–1895), British architect
- Fletcher Christian (1764–1793), Bounty mutineer settled on Pitcairn Island
- Frank Christian (disambiguation), several people
- Frederick Christian (disambiguation), several people
- Garth Christian (1921–1967), English nature writer, editor, teacher and conservationist
- Gerald Christian (born 1991), American football player
- Geron Christian (born 1996), American football player
- Glen Christian (born c. 1929), American football player
- Hans Christian (disambiguation), multiple people
- Henry B. Christian (1883–1953), American painter
- Hugh Cloberry Christian (1747–1798), Royal Navy rear-admiral
- Ivan Christian (1919–1991), Pitcairn Island politician
- James Christian (born 1953), American musician
- John Christian (disambiguation), multiple people
- J. Orlean Christian (c. 1898–1979), American college sports coach
- Keith Christian, Australian zoologist
- Leonard Arthur Christian (1889–1955), Canadian World War I flying ace
- Lemuel McPherson Christian (1913–2000), Dominican composer
- Linda Christian (1923–2011), Mexican film actress
- Luci Christian (born 1973), American voice actress
- Mary Christian (politician) (1924–2019), American educator and politician
- Mary Ellen Christian (1848–1941), Australian contralto and teacher of singing
- Neil Christian (1943–2010), British singer
- Pearle Christian (born 1955), Dominican music educator, composer and cultural worker
- Phyllis M. Christian (born 1956), Ghanaian lawyer and consultant
- Robert Christian (1939–1983), American actor
- Robert Francis Christian (1948–2019), American Roman Catholic bishop
- Roy Christian (born 1943), New Zealand rugby league footballer
- Sharon Christian (1950–2015), Canadian artist
- Shawn Christian (born 1965), American television and film actor
- Stephen Christian (born 1980), American rock singer
- Steve Christian (born 1951), Pitcairn Island politician
- Terry Christian (born 1962), British television and radio presenter
- Thomas Christian (1754–1828), Manx poet and translator
- Tom Christian (1935–2013), Pitcairn Island radio operator
- William Christian (disambiguation), several people
 The cross | |
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Greek, Latin, Hebrew |
| Meaning | Follower of Christ |
| Region of origin | Isle of Man |
References
edit- ^ "Surname Database: Christian Last Name Origin". The Internet Surname Database.
- ^ "Christian Surname Origin & Family History". www.searchforancestors.com.
- ^ J. J. Kneen, The Personal Names of the Isle of Man, Oxford University Press, 1937.
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