Christie (surname)

The name originated as a patronymic, meaning "son of Christian" or "son of Christopher".[1] When used as a personal name in present-day English, it is a pet form of the personal name Christian[2] (or, for females, of Christine/Christina).

Christie is a surname of Scottish origin.

At the time of the British Census of 1881,[3] the relative frequency of the surname Christie was highest in Kincardineshire (43.7 times the British average), followed by Shetland, Forfarshire, Fife, Aberdeenshire, Perthshire, Banffshire, Elginshire, Clackmannanshire and Haddingtonshire. In Scotland the Christies are considered to be a sept of Clan Farquharson .

Spelling variations of the Christie name include: Christie, Chrystie, Chrysty, Christy, McChristie, Christe, Christi, Christee and many more.

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References

  1. Bardsley, Charles Wareing Endell (1901). A dictionary of English and Welsh surnames: with special American instances. London. p. 180.
  2. "Christie Name Meaning and History". Ancestry.com. 2008-08-12. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
  3. "Christie Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2014
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