The Christensen surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 71,144 people carried this name — #412 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 3,790 people counted.
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In Switzerland’s population statistics
200 people named Christensen live in Switzerland.
They live in 15 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 80 people named Christensen.
Most of them — 45 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Yvelines.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
50 people named Christensen have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 217 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in West Pomeranian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 29 people named Christensen 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 East Flanders.
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
Christensen in American newspapers,
1900–1938.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 151,072 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Christensen,
with a public archive behind them.
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Claus Christensen 1768–1841 · military officer -
Godfred Christensen 1845–1928 · painter -
Christen Christensen 1845–1923 · businessperson -
Dorothea Christensen 1847–1908 · writer -
Jens Christian Christensen 1856–1930 · teacher
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 181 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Christensen.
- Chretien 1,400 · U.S. census
- Christ 6,985 · U.S. census
- Christal 408 · U.S. census
- Christe 283 · U.S. census
- Christel 484 · U.S. census
- Christen 3,475 · U.S. census
- Christiaens 150 · U.S. census
- Christian 51,177 · U.S. census
- Christin 383 · U.S. census
- Christine 1,656 · U.S. census
- Christmann 720 · U.S. census
- Christodoulou 384 · U.S. census
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