Find out how popular the last name Cristan is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Cristan.

Cristan, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Cristan surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cristan in America

Cristan is the 62045th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cristan surname appeared 323 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Cristan.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cristan to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Cristan

The surname Cristan originated from the Anglo-Saxon cultures of Britain. It derives from the given name Cristian, which itself comes from the Latin Christianus, meaning "a Christian". The name likely emerged during the early centuries after the Christianization of Britain.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name is found in the famous Domesday Book of 1086, where it is spelled Cristien. This entry suggests that bearers of this surname were present in England during the Norman Conquest.

As the name spread across Britain, it took on various spellings and forms, such as Cristien, Cristyan, Cristen, and eventually Cristan. Place names like Christchurch in Dorset may have influenced some of these variants.

A notable early bearer of the name was William Cristan, a wealthy merchant from London who lived in the late 13th century. Records show he conducted trade with merchants from Flanders and the Baltic region.

During the 14th century, the name appeared in several historical chronicles, including references to a knight named Sir John Cristan who fought in the Hundred Years' War against France.

In the 16th century, a prominent figure with this surname was Thomas Cristan, a renowned English composer and organist who served under King Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth I, born around 1510 and died in 1585.

Another notable bearer was Robert Cristan, a English explorer and navigator who accompanied Sir Walter Raleigh on his expeditions to the Americas in the late 16th century.

In the 17th century, a Puritan minister named Reverend Samuel Cristan was among the early settlers of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, arriving in the 1630s from England.

As the name spread throughout the British Isles and beyond, it continued to appear in various records and historical accounts, reflecting the diverse journeys and accomplishments of those who carried this surname over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cristan

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Cristan.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Cristan was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Cristan has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Cristan was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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