Where Does the Cristini Surname Come From?

Seen on a birth certificate or a ship's manifest, Cristini is usually a form of Cristiani. It grew out of a personal name: “from the personal name Cristiano, "Christian”.

• The same family of names includes Cristiano.
• Records show Cristini as one of the forms Cristiani took over time.
• Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

Arms associated with the name

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