Last name: CRIST

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CRIST : This last name is indexed 19,265 times on Geneanet!

Origin of last name

CRIST : 1: English: apparently a nickname from Middle English Crist Old English Crīst ‘Christ’ (see Christ) possibly applied as a nickname for someone who played the part of Christ in a pageant.2: English: from a pet form of the personal names Christian or Christopher.3: Americanized form of German Dutch Czech or Slovak Krist and German or Dutch Christ.4: American shortened and altered form of any of various Greek derivatives of the personal name Christos.5: American shortened and altered form of Bulgarian or Macedonian Hristov (compare Christoff) and Kristov (see Kristoff) and also of some related or similarly pronounced Slavic surnames (see Krist).6: American shortened form of any of various Italian surnames beginning with Crist-. Compare Christ.

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