The Christen surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,813 people carried this name — #8,626 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 77,500 people counted. That is up 10% from 3,475 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
8,533 people named Christen live in Switzerland.
They live in all 26 of Switzerland’s cantons, most of all in Bern.
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/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 738 people named Christen.
50 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 48 départements, most often Haut-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 Argentina’s national register
At least 86 people named Christen 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 Santa Fe.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 38 people named Christen 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.
In print
Christen in American newspapers,
1894–1895.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 211,593 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Christen,
with a public archive behind them.
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Charles Wunabald Christen d. 1961
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Maria Ursula Christen 1501–1607 · religious person
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Maria Ursula Christen 1501–1598 · religious person
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Christoph Christen 1560–1627
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Jakob Christen 1587–1671
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Johannes Christen 1600–1674
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Christen.
- Choy 5,254 · U.S. census
- Chretien 1,432 · U.S. census
- Christ 7,261 · U.S. census
- Christal 417 · U.S. census
- Christe 245 · U.S. census
- Christel 460 · U.S. census
- Christensen 75,143 · U.S. census
- Christiaens 173 · U.S. census
- Christian 54,198 · U.S. census
- Christin 268 · U.S. census
- Christine 1,418 · U.S. census
- Christmann 764 · U.S. census
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