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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Dutch : from the personal name, a vernacular form of Latin Christopherus, from Greek Khristophoros (see Christopher).
  • Bulgarian : alternative spelling of Hristov, patronymic from the personal name Hristo, short form of a name such as Hristodul (see Greek Christodoulou) or Hristofor (see Christopher).

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