Christie (surname)
Christie is a surname of Scottish origin.
The name originated as a patronymic, meaning "son of Christian" or "son of Christopher". When used as a personal name in present-day English, it is a pet form of the personal name Christian.
At the time of the British Census of 1881, the relative frequency of the surname Christie was highest in Kincardineshire, followed by Shetland, Forfarshire, Fife, Aberdeenshire, Perthshire, Banffshire, Elginshire, Clackmannanshire and Haddingtonshire. In Scotland the Christies are considered to be a sept of Clan Farquharson .
Spelling variations of the Christie name include: Christie, Chrystie, Chrysty, Christy, McChristie, Christe, Christi, Christee and many more.
By surname
- A V. Christie, American poet
- Agatha Christie, English author
- Al Christie, Canadian film maker
- Alec Christie, English actor
- Alexander Christie , Scottish-born Canadian explorer
- Alexander Christie , American Roman Catholic Bishop
- Amalie Christie, Norwegian pianist
- Angélla Christie, American musician
- Arthur Christie, English government/military person
- Bessie Christie, New Zealand painter
- Bob Christie, multiple people
- Brian Christie, American television personality
- Brian Christie , Canadian medical researcher and educator
- Campbell Christie, Scottish labour leader
- Campbell Christie , British playwright
- Charles Christie , British officer
- Charles Christie, Canadian film maker
- Charlie Christie, Scottish footballer
- Chris Christie, American politician
- Christian Christie, Norwegian architect
- David Christie, multiple people
- Derrick Christie, English footballer
- Dick Christie, American actor
- Dinah Christie, English-born Canadian actress
- Doug Christie, multiple people
- Dugald Christie, Canadian political activist
- Ed Christie, American puppeteer
- Edvard Eilert Christie, Norwegian businessperson and politician
- Elise Christie, British short track speed skater
- Erling Christie, Norwegian author
- Errol Christie, English boxer
- Evie Christie, Canadian poet
- Florence Christie, US citizen, subject of a famous Depression-era photograph
- Frank Christie, Scottish football player and manager
- Fyffe Christie, Anglo-Scottish artist
- Gabriel Christie , Scottish soldier
- Gabriel Christie , American politician
- Gary Christie, Scottish rugby league player
- George Christie, multiple people
- Gerry Christie, Scottish footballer
- Gilbert Christie, Scottish footballer
- Gordon Christie, New Zealand politician
- Hans Langsted Christie, Norwegian jurist and politician
- Hartvig Caspar Christie , Norwegian physicist
- Hartvig Caspar Christie, Norwegian politician
- Hugh Christie, English farmer and educator
- Ian Christie, multiple people
- Iyseden Christie, English football player
- Jack Christie, Canadian racing car driver
- James Christie, multiple people
- Jeff Christie, Canadian luger
- Jeremy Christie, New Zealand footballer
- Joanna Christie, English actress
- Johan Koren Christie , Norwegian writer
- Johan Koren Christie , Norwegian engineer and air force officer
- John Christie, multiple people
- J. Walter Christie, US engineer and inventor
- Jonatan Christie, Indonesian badminton player
- Joseph Christie, English hip hop musician
- Julie Christie, English actress
- Ken Christie, Australian footballer
- Keith Christie, English musician
- Kitch Christie, South African rugby coach
- Linford Christie, Jamaica-born English sprinter
- Loring Christie, Canadian politician
- Lou Christie, American singer-songwriter
- Lyn Christie, Australian-born American doctor and musician
- Malcolm Christie, English footballer
- Max Christie , New Zealand politician
- Michael Christie, multiple people
- Mike Christie , English musician
- Mike Christie , American hockey player
- Morven Christie, Scottish actress
- Moss Christie, Australian swimmer
- Ned Christie, Cherokee statesman
- Neil Christie, British academic
- Norman Christie, English footballer
- Paddy Christie, Irish footballer
- Paul Christie, multiple people
- Perry Christie, Prime Minister of the Bahamas
- Peter Christie, Canadian politician
- Peter G. Christie, Canadian politician
- Rachel Christie, English model and athlete
- Rajendran Christie, Indian field hockey player
- Ralph Waldo Christie, admiral in the United States Navy
- Rawdon Christie, English-born TV presenter in Australia and New Zealand
- Reg Christie, alternative name of John Christie )
- Richard Copley Christie, English lawyer and educator
- Robert Christie, multiple people
- Roger Christie, American minister and cannabis activist
- Ryan Christie, Scottish footballer
- Ryan Christie , Canadian ice hockey player
- Samuel Hunter Christie, English scientist and mathematician
- Sara Stockfleth Christie, Norwegian educator and politician
- Scott Christie , Scottish footballer
- Sidney Lee Christie, American jurist
- Steve Christie, Canadian player of American football
- Stuart Christie, Scottish anarchist notable for attempting to assassinate Francisco Franco
- Thomas Christie, multiple people, including:
- * Thomas Christie, Scottish political writer
- * Thomas Christie , Canadian politician
- * Thomas Christie, Jr., Canadian politician
- * Thomas P. Christie, American government figure
- Tinoi Christie, New Zealand footballer
- Tom Christie, English rower and doctor
- Tony Christie, English musician
- Trevor Christie, English footballer
- Walter John Christie, English civil servant
- Warren Christie, Irish actor
- Werner Christie, multiple people, including:
- * Werner Hosewinckel Christie , Norwegian agricultural researcher
- * Werner Hosewinckel Christie , Norwegian air force officer
- * Werner Christie, Norwegian politician
- Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie, Norwegian statesman
- William Christie, multiple people, including:
- * William Mellis Christie, Scottish-born Canadian cookie company founder
- * William Christie , American musician
- * William Christie , English astronomer
- * William Christie , Irish politician
- * William Christie , In 1888 immigrated from Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland to New York City, USA. Occupation: An expert cut-stone mason by training and vocation. Missionary: In March 1892, went to China as a missionary, for 29 years. Left in 1924. Publications: Wrote the introduction to "Gateway to Tibet : the Kansu-Tibetan border" / by Robert B. Ekvall; introduction William Christie. Retired to Carlisle, PA. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18124351/william-christie
- * William J. Christie, Canadian politician
- * William Christie , British Member of Parliament for Lewes 1874–1885
- Winifred Christie, Scottish musician
By given name
Fictional
- Christie Monteiro, a character from the Tekken series of games
- Christie, a character from the Dead or Alive series of games