Christian (surname)

Christian
Family name
The cross
Meaning	Follower of Christ
Region of origin	England
Language(s) of origin	Greek, Latin, Hebrew

Christian is a surname from the Latin "Christianus" meaning follower of Christ,^[1] from "christus" ("anointed"), created to translate the Hebrew messiah.^[2]

List of people with the surname Christian

• Bill Christian (born 1938), a retired American ice hockey player
• Charlie Christian (1916–1942), an American swing and jazz guitarist
• Claudia Christian (born 1965), an American actress, a writer, a director singer and musician
• Dave Christian (born 1959), a retired American ice hockey player
• Ewan Christian (1814–1895), a British architect
• Fletcher Christian (1764–1793), the leader of the mutineers on the HMS Bounty and the founder of a colony on Pitcairn Island
• Frank Christian (disambiguation), several people
• Garth Christian, an English nature writer, editor, teacher and conservationist
• Hans Christian, a German-born American musician and producer
• Henry B. Christian (1883–1953), an American painter
• Hugh Cloberry Christian (1747–1798), a Royal Navy rear-admiral
• Ivan Christian (born 1919), a former politician from Pitcairn Island
• James Christian, an American musician
• John Christian (1776–1852), the First Deemster of the Isle of Man
• J. Orlean Christian (c. 1898–1979), an American college sports coach
• Linda Christian (born 1923), a Mexican film actress
• Luci Christian (born 1973), an American voice actress
• Roy Christian, a New Zealand rugby league football player
• Shawn Christian (born 1965), an American television and film actor
• Stephen Christian (born 1980), an American rock singer
• Steve Christian (born 1951), a Pitcairn Island politician
• Steve Christian (DJ), an English record producer, a DJ and musician
• Terry Christian (born 1962), a British television and radio presenter
• Thomas Christian (1754-1828), Manx poet and translator
• William Christian (disambiguation), several people

References

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