Christensen Danish pronunciation: [ˈkʰʁestn̩sn̩], is a Danish (and Norwegian) patronymic surname, literally meaning son of Christen, a sideform of Christian. The spelling variant Kristensen has identical pronunciation. Christensen is the sixth most common name in Denmark, shared by about 2% of the population.[1] In Norway and Sweden the name can also be spelled Christenson or Kristenson.
The numbers of bearers of the surnames Christensen and Kristensen in Denmark and Norway (2007):
Christensen | Kristensen | source | |
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Denmark | 128,168 | 63,487 | Statistics Denmark[2] |
Norway | 6,399 | 7,022 | Statistics Norway[3] |
Immigrants to English-speaking countries sometimes have changed the spelling to Christenson or Kristenson.