About the Christe Surname

Ancestors listed as Christe are often found as Christie a generation earlier. Taken at its root, Christe points to “from Christopher or Christian”.

Christe and Christie

Before spelling was fixed, Christie was also written Christe. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

According to the 2010 US Census, the Christe surname had 245 bearers. It sits among the 100,000 most common last names in the country. From 1891 to 2000, 250 births in France were registered under Christe.

Heraldry and the Christe name

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Christie surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

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