The Chrisman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,647 people carried this name — #5,247 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 44,400 people counted. That is up 1% from 6,613 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Chrisman surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a baptismal name, from a given name: ‘the son of Christman’.

His entry covers Christman, Christmann and Chrisman.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 180 · public domain.

In print

Chrisman in American newspapers,
1910–1919.

Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Chrisman
The Washington Times 1910-02-13
Newspaper page from The Daily Star-mirror carrying the name Chrisman
The Daily Star-mirror 1915-10-16
Newspaper page from New-york Tribune carrying the name Chrisman
New-york Tribune 1919-05-23

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 20,971 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Chrisman in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1940s.

78 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Chrisman. The most, 17, date from the 1880s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 1.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 34
New South Wales 25
Queensland 11
Western Australia 3
ACT (Canberra) 2
South Australia 2
Tasmania 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Chrisman.

Who carried it

People named Chrisman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Cleora Chrisman d. 2006
  • James Chrisman 1818–1881 · lawyer
  • William Chrisman 1822–1897 · lawyer
  • Margaret Chrisman 1855–1942
  • Blanche Chrisman Preston 1886–1977
  • Arthur Bowie Chrisman 1889–1953 · writer

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Chrisman,
in the records of 3 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States406 records

406 records of the Chrisman name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 228
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 107
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 41
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 12
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 11
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 3
  • Sacramento County historic burials 2
  • Riverside Cemetery, Asheville (North Carolina) 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Glenn L. Chrisman

    Born 1900 in Tennessee. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia; clerk from Davidson County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1978, buried at Nashville National Cemetery, Tennessee.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Philipene Chrisman

    Arrived at New York in 1884 aboard the America from Bremen, aged 40; farmer. From Germany; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Rex Gordon Chrisman

    Born 1950; from San Diego, California. U.S. Marine Corps, administrative man; killed in action 1968 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 406 records for Chrisman in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Netherlands24 records

24 records of the Chrisman name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 10
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 8
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 6
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Wilhelmina Chrisman

    Married in 1925 in Rotterdam. Died 1932 in Rotterdam, aged 33.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Anna Chrisman

    Born 1820 in Zutphen.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Rudolph Chrisman

    In the population register of Amersfoort; born 1844 in Amersfoort.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Breda (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 24 records for Chrisman in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Canada13 records

13 records of the Chrisman name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 9
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 3
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Leta Genevieve Chrisman

    Died 1918; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Albert Chrisman

    Died 1891 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Henry Chrisman

    Married 1908 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 13 records for Chrisman in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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