Christensen (surname)


Christensen, is a Danish patronymic surname, literally meaning son of Christen, a sideform of Christian. The spelling variant Kristensen has identical pronunciation. Christensen is the sixth most common name in Denmark, shared by about 2% of the population. In Norway and Sweden the name can also be spelled Christenson or Kristenson.
The numbers of bearers of the surnames Christensen and Kristensen in Denmark and Norway :
ChristensenKristensensource
Denmark128,16863,487Statistics Denmark
Norway6,3997,022Statistics Norway

Immigrants to English-speaking countries sometimes have changed the spelling to Christenson or Kristenson.

List of names

Christensen, as a person, may refer to: