The Christenson surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 10,707 people carried this name — #3,346 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 27,500 people counted. That is up 2% from 10,530 in 2000.

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In the Nordic population registers

276 people named Christenson is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 276

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Christenson in American newspapers,
1900–1930.

Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Christenson
Evening Star 1929-04-07
Newspaper page from Turner County Herald carrying the name Christenson
Turner County Herald 1900-10-18
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Christenson
Evening Star 1930-04-17

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 32,166 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Christenson in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1980s.

3,626 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Christenson. The most, 875, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 1.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 1,066
New South Wales 1,034
Victoria 824
Western Australia 358
South Australia 203
Tasmania 128
ACT (Canberra) 8
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Christenson,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Agnes Christenson
    Agnes Christenson 1851–1935 · ballet dancer
  • Emil Christenson
    Emil Christenson 1862–1924 · dentist
  • Anders Lindblad
    Anders Lindblad 1866–1937 · politician
  • Birger Christenson
    Birger Christenson 1875–1966 · politician
  • Chris Christenson
    Chris Christenson 1875–1943 · figure skater
  • Ferdinand Sneedorff Christenson 1837– · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Christenson,
in the records of 7 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 States976 records

976 records of the Christenson name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 301
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 186
  • Other U.S. records 489
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Valdo H. Christenson

    Born 1920 in South Dakota. Enlisted 1940 at Wausau, Wisconsin; sales clerk. U.S. Army veteran of World War II and the Korean War; died 1983, buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota.

    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 Anton Christenson

    Arrived at New York in 1887 aboard the City of Richmond from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 21; laborer. From Copenkegan, Germany; bound for Illinois.

    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 William Lee Christenson

    Born 1949; from St Paul Park, Minnesota. U.S. Army, aircraft maintenance apprentice; died in an accident 1970 in Tuyen Duc, South Vietnam.

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

Showing 3 of 976 records for Christenson in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). 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).

Australia125 records

125 records of the Christenson name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 77
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 29
  • Other Australian records 19
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Emma Christenson

    Arrived in Queensland in 1884 aboard the Waroonga, aged 14.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Edward Christenson

    Painter of East Malvern, Victoria; died 1961.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Anders Herder Christenson

    Of Brush Creek, New South Wales; died 1914.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 125 records for Christenson in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada35 records

35 records of the Christenson name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 11
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 9
  • Other Canadian records 15
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Robert G. Christenson

    Died 1951; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Dennis Lee Christenson

    Died 1939 in Pugwash, Cumberland, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Floyd Raymond Christenson

    Died in service in 1943.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 35 records for Christenson in Canada.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. 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); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

New Zealand1 record

1 record of the Christenson name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Dorothea Christenson

    Died 1935, aged 81; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

France1 record

1 record of the Christenson name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Lili Hildur Christenson

    Born 1900 in Sweden; died 1992 in Bayonne (Pyrénées-Atlantiques).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Christenson name in the Netherlands Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Christen Christenson

    Died 1839 in Purmerend, aged 29.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Germany1 record

1 record of the Christenson name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Wilhelm Christenson

    From Bremerhaven. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 12 November 1917; then reported taken prisoner in the list of 15 March 1918.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

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