Christoffersen

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish and Norwegian Christoffersen.

Proper noun

Christoffersen (plural Christoffersens)

A surname.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Christoffersen is the 19234^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1410 individuals. Christoffersen is most common among White (91.99%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Christoffersen”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 333.

Danish

Etymology

Originally a patronymic from Christoffer +‎ -sen.

Proper noun

Christoffersen

a surname originating as a patronymic

Norwegian

Etymology

Originally a patronymic from Christoffer +‎ -sen.

Proper noun

Christoffersen

a surname originating as a patronymic

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