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Christie is a surname of Scottish origin.

The name originated as a patronymic, meaning "son of Christian" or "son of Christopher".^[1] When used as a personal name, it is a pet form of the personal name Christian.^[2]

At the time of the British Census of 1881 ^[3], the relative frequency of the surname Christie was highest in Kincardineshire (43.7 times the British average), followed by Shetland, Forfarshire, Fife, Aberdeenshire, Perthshire, Banffshire, Elginshire, Clackmannanshire and Haddingtonshire. In Scotland the Christies are considered to be a sept of Clan Farquharson [1].

Spelling variations of the Christie name include: Christie, Chrystie, Chrysty, Christy, McChristie, Christe, Christi, Christee and many more.

By surname

A V. Christie (fl. 1990-2000s), American female poet
Agatha Christie (1890–1976), English author
Al Christie (1881–1951), Canadian film maker
Alec Christie (fl. 1990-2000s), English actor
Alexander Christie (governor) (1792–1872), Scottish-born Canadian explorer
Alexander Christie (bishop) (1848–1925), American Roman Catholic Bishop
Amalie Christie (born 1913), Norwegian pianist
Angélla Christie (fl. 1980-2000s), American female musician
Arthur Christie (1921–2003), English government/military person
Bob Christie - disambiguation page for men named Bob Christie or Robert Christie
Bill Christie, Australian rugby league footballer
Brian Christie (fl. 1990s), American television personality
Brian Christie (neuroscientist) (b. 1964), Canadian medical researcher and educator
Campbell Christie (b. 1937), Scottish labour leader
Campbell Christie (writer) (1893–1963), British playwright
Charles Christie (1880–1955), Canadian film maker
Charlie Christie (b. 1966), Scottish footballer
Chris Christie (b. 1962), American politician
Christian Christie (1832–1906), Norwegian architect
Coleen Christie (fl. 1990-2000s), Canadian television presenter
David Christie (footballer) (1885-?), Scottish footballer
David Christie (1818–1880), Scottish-born Canadian politician
Dick Christie (b. 1948), American actor
Dinah Christie (b. 1942), English-born Canadian actress
Doug Christie (disambiguation)
Dugald Christie (1941–2006), Canadian political activist
Ed Christie (fl. 1990s), American puppeteer
Edvard Eilert Christie (1773–1831), Norwegian businessperson and politician
Erling Christie (1928–1996), Norwegian author
Errol Christie (b. 1963), English boxer
Evie Christie (b. 1979), Canadian female poet
Florence Christie (1903–1983), US citizen, subject of a famous Depression-era photograph
Frank Christie (1927–1996), Scottish football player and manager
Fyffe Christie (b. 1918), Anglo-Scottish artist
Gabriel Christie (general) (1722–1799), Scottish soldier
Gabriel Christie (Maryland) (1756–1808), American politician
Gary Christie (fl. 1990s), Scottish rugby league player
George Christie (disambiguation)
Gerry Christie (b. 1957), Scottish footballer
Gilbert Christie (1892-?), Scottish footballer
Gordon Christie (1914–2001), New Zealand politician
Hans Langsted Christie (1826–1907), Norwegian jurist and politician
Hartvig Caspar Christie (physicist) (1826–1873), Norwegian physicist
Hartvig Caspar Christie (1893–1959), Norwegian politician
Hubert Christie (1889–1982), New Zealand politician
Hugh Christie (?-1962), English farmer and educator
Ian Christie (disambiguation)
Iyseden Christie (b. 1976), English football player
Jack Christie, Canadian racing car driver
James Christie (disambiguation)
Jeff Christie (b. 1983), Canadian luger
Jeremy Christie (b. 1983), New Zealand footballer
Joanna Christie (b. 1982), English actress
Johan Koren Christie (writer) (1814–1885), Norwegian writer
Johan Koren Christie (officer) (1909–1995), Norwegian engineer and air force officer
John Christie (disambiguation)
J. Walter Christie (1865–1944), US engineer and inventor
Joseph Christie (fl. 1990-2000s), English hip hop musician
Julie Christie (b. 1941), English actress
Ken Christie (b. 1927), Australian footballer
Keith Christie (b. 1931), English musician
Kitch Christie (1940–1998), South African rugby coach
Linford Christie (b. 1960), Jamaica-born English sprinter
Loring Christie (1885–1941), Canadian politician
Lou Christie (b. 1943), US singer-songwriter
Lyn Christie (b. 1928?), Australian-born American doctor and musician
Malcolm Christie (b. 1979), English footballer
Michael Christie (disambiguation)
Mike Christie (singer) (b. 1981), English musician
Mike Christie (ice hockey) (b. 1949), American hockey player
Morven Christie (b. 1979), Scottish actress
Moss Christie (1902–1978), Australian swimmer
Ned Christie (1852–1892), Cherokee statesman
Neil Christie (fl. 1990-2000s), British academic
Norman Christie (b. 1911), English footballer
Paddy Christie (b. 1976), Irish footballer
Paul Christie (disambiguation)
Perry Christie (b. 1944), Prime Minister of the Bahamas
Peter Christie (1846–1933), Canadian politician
Peter G. Christie (b. 1941), Canadian politician
Rachel Christie (b. 1989), English model and athlete
Rajendran Christie (fl. 1960s), Indian field hockey player
Ralph Waldo Christie (1893–1987), admiral in the United States Navy
Rawdon Christie (fl. 1990-2000s), English-born TV presenter in Australia and New Zealand
Richard Copley Christie (1830–1901), English lawyer and educator
Robert Christie - disambiguation page for men named Bob Christie or Robert Christie
Roger Christie (b. 1949), American minister and cannabis activist
Ryan Christie (ice hockey) Ryan Christie (b. 1978), Canadian ice hockey player
Ryan Christie (footballer) Ryan Christie (b. 1995), Scottish footballer
Samuel Hunter Christie (1784–1865), English scientist and mathematician
Sara Stockfleth Christie (1857–1948), Norwegian educator and politician
Scott Christie (footballer) (b. 1987), Scottish footballer
Sidney Lee Christie (1903–1974), American jurist
Steve Christie (b. 1967), Canadian player of American football
Stuart Christie (b. 1946), Scottish anarchist notable for attempting to assassinate Francisco Franco
Thomas Christie (1761–1796), Scottish political writer
Thomas Christie (Canadian politician) (1834–1902), Canadian politician
Thomas Christie, Jr. (1855–1934), Canadian politician
Thomas P. Christie (fl. 1950s), American government figure
Tinoi Christie (b. 1976), New Zealand footballer
Tom Christie (b. 1927), English rower and doctor
Tony Christie (b. 1943), English musician
Trevor Christie (b. 1959), English footballer
Walter John Christie (1905–1983), English civil servant
Warren Christie (b. 1975), Irish actor
Werner Hosewinckel Christie (1746–1822) (1746–1822), Norwegian judge
Werner Hosewinckel Christie (1877–1927) (1877–1927), Norwegian agricultural researcher
Werner Hosewinckel Christie (officer) (1917–2004), Norwegian air force officer
Werner Christie (b. 1949), Norwegian politician
Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie (1778–1849), Norwegian statesman
William Christie, various including:
- William Mellis Christie (1829–1900), Scottish-born Canadian cookie company founder
- William Christie (musician) (b. 1944), American musician
- William Christie (astronomer) (1845–1922), English astronomer
- William Christie (Ulster politician) (1913–2008), Irish politician
- William J. Christie (fl. 1870-1890s), Canadian politician
- William Christie (Conservative politician) (1830–1913), British Member of Parliament for Lewes 1874–1885
Winifred Christie (1882–1965), Scottish musician

This page lists people with the surname Christie.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.

By given name

Christie Allen (1954–2008), English musician
Christie Ambrosi (b. 1976), American female baseball player
Christie Benet (1879–1951), American politician
Christie Blatchford (b. 1951), Canadian news reporter
Christie Brinkley (b. 1954), American model
Christie Claridge (fl. 1980s), American model
Christie Clark (b. 1973), American film actress
Christie-Cleek, legendary Scottish cannibal
Christie Cole (fl. 1990-2000s), American model
Christie Dawes (b. 1980), Australian female paraplegic athlete
Christie DuPree (b. 1990), American songwriter
Christie Golden (b. 1963), American author
Christie Harris (1907–2002), Canadian author
Christie Hayes (b. 1986), Australian actress
Christie Hefner (b. 1952), American businesswoman
Christie Hennessy (1945–2007), Irish musician
Christie Jayaratnam Eliezer (1918–2001), Sri Lankan-born Australian academic
Christie Lee Woods (b. 1977), American model
Christie Macaluso (b. 1945), American Roman Catholic Prelate
Christie MacFadyen (fl. 1980-2000s), Canadian actress
Christie Mjolsness (fl. 1980-1990s), Canadian female politician and athlete
Christie Morris (1882–1971), American cricketer
Christie Rampone (b. 1975), American soccer player and coach
Christie Ricci (b. 1982), American female wrestler
Christie Ridgway (fl. 1990-2000s), American author
Christie Shaner (b. 1984), American soccer player
Christie Welsh (b. 1981), American soccer player
Christie Whitman (b. 1946), American female politician
Christie Van Hees (b. 1977), Canadian female racquetball player
Christie Wolf (b. 1966), American female bodybuilder and model (Christine, also spelled "Christi")

Other

Christie Monteiro, a character from the Tekken series of games
Christie (Dead or Alive), a character from the Dead or Alive series of games

This page or section lists people that share the same given name.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.

References

^ Bardsley, Charles Wareing Endell (1901). A dictionary of English and Welsh surnames: with special American instances. London. p. 180. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ "Christie Name Meaning and History". Ancestry.com. 2008-08-12. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
^ "Christie Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2014

[1] Bardsley, Charles Wareing Endell (1901). A dictionary of English and Welsh surnames: with special American instances. London. p. 180. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[2] "Christie Name Meaning and History". Ancestry.com. 2008-08-12. Retrieved 2008-08-12.

[3] "Christie Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2014

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 The name originated as a [[patronymic]], meaning "son of Christian" or "son of Christopher".<ref>{{Cite book  | last = Bardsley  | first = Charles Wareing Endell  | authorlink =   | coauthors =   | title = A dictionary of English and Welsh surnames: with special American instances  | publisher =   | year = 1901  | location = London  | page = 180  | url =   | doi =   | id =   | isbn = }}</ref> When used as a [[personal name]], it is a pet form of the personal name ''[[Christian (name)|Christian]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Christie-family-history.ashx |title=Christie Name Meaning and History |accessdate=2008-08-12 |work=Ancestry.com |date=2008-08-12 }}</ref>
-At the time of the British Census of 1881 [http://www.britishsurnames.co.uk/surnames/CHRISTIE/1881census], the relative frequency of the surname Christie was highest in [[Kincardineshire]] (43.7 times the British average), followed by [[Shetland]], [[Forfarshire]], [[Fife]], [[Aberdeenshire (historic)|Aberdeenshire]], [[Perthshire]], [[Banffshire]], [[Elginshire]], [[Clackmannanshire]] and [[Haddingtonshire]]. In Scotland the Christies are considered to be a  [[sept (social)|sept]] of [[Clan Farquharson]] [http://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/alphabetical.htm].
+At the time of the British Census of 1881 <ref>{{cite web |url=http://forebears.co.uk/surnames/christie |title=Christie Meaning and Distribution |publisher=forebears.co.uk}} Retrieved 25 January 2014</ref>, the relative frequency of the surname Christie was highest in [[Kincardineshire]] (43.7 times the British average), followed by [[Shetland]], [[Forfarshire]], [[Fife]], [[Aberdeenshire (historic)|Aberdeenshire]], [[Perthshire]], [[Banffshire]], [[Elginshire]], [[Clackmannanshire]] and [[Haddingtonshire]]. In Scotland the Christies are considered to be a  [[sept (social)|sept]] of [[Clan Farquharson]] [http://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/alphabetical.htm].
 Spelling variations of the Christie name include: Christie, Chrystie, Chrysty, [[Christy (disambiguation)|Christy]], McChristie, Christe, Christi, Christee and many more.