The Christopherson Last Name

Christopherson began as an English family name. Elsdon Smith's dictionary of American family names explains it as “the son of Christopher (Christ-bearer)”. It is a patronymic: it named a person after a father or forebear.

In the 2010 US Census, 6,115 Americans gave Christopherson as their last name (rank 5,673).

Coats of arms were borne by individual families. If arms are recorded under the Christopherson name, our researchers explain whose they were and how they were blazoned. Want more than a summary? See the Christopherson family name pack.