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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • English : from Old English Crīst, probably applied as a nickname for someone who played the part of Christ in a pageant.
  • North German : from a short form of the personal name Kristen or one of its variants (see Christian).
  • Americanized spelling of North German Krist.

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