The Christianson surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 11,951 people carried this name — #3,001 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 24,700 people counted. That is up 1% from 11,866 in 2000.

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In the Nordic population registers

90 people named Christianson is counted in Sweden.

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

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 90

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

Christianson in American newspapers,
1908–1925.

Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Christianson
Evening Star 1925-07-15
Newspaper page from The Aberdeen Democrat carrying the name Christianson
The Aberdeen Democrat 1908-05-15
Newspaper page from Saturday News carrying the name Christianson
Saturday News 1914-08-13

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Christianson in Australian newspapers,
1810s–1980s.

1,261 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Christianson. The most, 393, 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 New South Wales, at 1.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 706
Queensland 234
South Australia 112
Western Australia 91
Victoria 90
Tasmania 13
ACT (Canberra) 8
Northern Territory 4

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

Who carried it

People named Christianson,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Theodore Christianson
    Theodore Christianson 1883–1948 · lawyer
  • William C. Christianson
    William C. Christianson 1892–1985 · judge
  • Stanley R. Christianson
    Stanley R. Christianson 1925–1950 · military personnel
  • George P. Christianson 1863– · politician
  • Edvin Christianson 1874–1911 · writer
  • Oscar Christianson 1899–1972 · American football player

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 Christianson,
in the records of 5 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 States1,174 records

1,174 records of the Christianson name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 317
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 230
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 218
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 195
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 185
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 16
  • Sacramento County historic burials 6
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • Ramsey County (Minnesota) Memorial Hall, war dead 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Amos P. Christianson

    Born 1905 in Minnesota. Enlisted 1942 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin; painter. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Vernon Lutheran Cemetery, Mukwonago, Wisconsin.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record David B. Christianson

    Born 1949; from Oroville, California. U.S. Army, medical specialist; killed in action 1969 in Gia Dinh, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Eliza Christianson

    Arrived at New York in 1868 aboard the France from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 11; laborer. From Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 1,174 records for Christianson in the United States.

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

Canada73 records

73 records of the Christianson name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 26
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 16
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 13
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 9
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 5
  • Halifax municipal cemeteries 4
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Ruby Christianson

    Died 1995, aged 68; 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 Edward Milton Christianson

    Died 1972 in Halifax, 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 Einar Christianson

    Died in service in 1916.

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

Showing 3 of 73 records for Christianson in Canada.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. 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).

Australia72 records

72 records of the Christianson name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 50
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 10
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 5
  • Tasmanian Names Index 5
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 2
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Geves Christianson

    Arrived in Victoria in 1854 aboard the Carpentaria, aged 30; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Hans C. Christianson

    Farmer of Nyora, Victoria; died 1915.

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

    Died 1876 in Port Sorell, Tasmania.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 72 records for Christianson 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). 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).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Christianson name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. R. Christianson

    Pralian Infantry. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Germany1 record

1 record of the Christianson 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 Theodor Christianson

    From Nordstrand, Schleswig. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 2 June 1915 (Grenadier Regiment No. 9).

    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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