The Christ surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 6,985 people carried this name — #4,644 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 38,600 people counted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,151 people named Christ.
33 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 51 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
1,111 people named Christ live in Switzerland.
They live in 22 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Solothurn.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 231 people named Christ live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Misiones.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
200 people named Christ have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 306 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 37 people named Christ live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Christ.
- Choppin 111 · U.S. census
- Choque 124 · U.S. census
- Chou 7,885 · U.S. census
- Chouteau 210 · U.S. census
- Choy 5,116 · U.S. census
- Chretien 1,400 · U.S. census
- Christal 408 · U.S. census
- Christe 283 · U.S. census
- Christel 484 · U.S. census
- Christen 3,475 · U.S. census
- Christensen 71,144 · U.S. census
- Christiaens 150 · U.S. census
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