Origin and popularity of the name CRIST
Origin
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.
Source : DAFN2 : Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, ©2022 by Patrick Hanks and Oxford University Press
Subject to the Terms and Conditions of Ancestry
Last name frequency
Geographic distribution of the 8,977 individuals with the name CRIST on Geneanet.
Most found places for the name CRIST:
Search another name
Search 9 billion individuals
Search the name of your ancestors and your family in a database of 9 billion indexed individuals on Geneanet.
Start your family tree
Create your family tree and take advantage of valuable tips to help you search your ancestors.