Christiansen
Christiansen is a Danish and Norwegian patronymic surname, literally meaning son of Christian. The spelling variant Kristiansen has identical pronunciation. Christiansen is the sixteenth most common name in Denmark, but is shared by less than 1% of the population.
The numbers of bearers of the surnames Christiansen and Kristiansen in Denmark and Norway :
| Christiansen | Kristiansen | source | |
| Denmark | 39112 | 14248 | |
| Norway | 3922 | 24533 |
Immigrants to English-speaking countries sometimes have changed the spelling to Christianson or Kristianson.
Notable people with the surname Christiansen
A
- Alex Christiansen, Norwegian architect
- Anders Christiansen, Danish footballer
- Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Norwegian actor
- Annika Christiansen, Faroese footballer
- Arne Christiansen, Norwegian judge
- Arthur Christiansen, English journalist
- Asger Lund Christiansen, Danish cellist
- Avis Christiansen, American lyricist
B
- Bill Christiansen, American politician
- Bob Christiansen, American football player
- Brush Christiansen, Canadian ice hockey coach
- B. S. Christiansen, Danish soldier
C
- Cam Christiansen, Canadian animator
- Carina Rosenvinge Christiansen, Dutch archer
- Carl Christiansen, Norwegian official
- Carl Christiansen , Norwegian rower
- Carl Emil Christiansen, Danish footballer
- Christian Christiansen , multiple people
- Claus Christiansen , multiple people
- Clay Christiansen, American baseball player
- Clay Christiansen , American organist
- Cole Christiansen, American football player
D
- Dick Christiansen, Canadian football player
- Ditlef Hvistendahl Christiansen, Norwegian judge
- Dorte Christiansen, Danish cricketer
E
- Eigil Christiansen, Norwegian sailor
- Einar Christiansen, Danish journalist
- Ellen Christine Christiansen, Norwegian politician
- ElRay L. Christiansen, American religious figure
- Else Marie Christiansen, Norwegian speed skater
- Eric Christiansen, English historian
- Erik Christiansen, Danish rower
F
- F. Melius Christiansen, Norwegian violinist
- Friedrich Christiansen, German commander
- Fritz Christiansen, Danish wrestler
G
- Gerner Christiansen, Danish canoer
- Glen Christiansen, Swedish swimmer
- Godtfred Kirk Christiansen, Danish businessman
- Gottlieb Bender Christiansen, American minister
H
- Hans Christiansen , Norwegian sailor
- Hans Christiansen , German painter
- Henning Christiansen, Danish composer
- Henrik Christiansen , multiple people
- Hugo Christiansen, Danish rower
I
- Ingeborg Christiansen, German actress
- Izzy Christiansen, English footballer
J
- Jack Christiansen, American football player and coach
- Jackie Christiansen, Danish Paralympic athlete
- Jake Christiansen, multiple people
- Jan Christiansen, Norwegian footballer
- Jan Fredrik Christiansen, Norwegian trumpeter
- Jason Christiansen, American baseball player
- Jen Christiansen, American author
- Jesper Christiansen , multiple people
- Jessie Christiansen, Australian astrophysicist
- Johannes Christiansen, Norwegian politician
- Johan-Sebastian Christiansen, Norwegian chess player
- John Christiansen, American test pilot
- Julie Christiansen, Norwegian politician
K
- Kaj Christiansen, Danish footballer and coach
- Kåre Christiansen, Norwegian bobsledder
- Karianne Christiansen, Norwegian skier
- Keith Christiansen , American ice hockey player
- Keith Christiansen , American art historian
- Kenneth Christiansen , multiple people
- Kerry Ann Christiansen, British actress
- Kristian Albert Christiansen, Norwegian politician
L
- Larry Christiansen, American chess grandmaster
- Lars Christiansen , Danish handball player
- Lauritz Christiansen, Norwegian sailor
- Lisa Christiansen, Canadian radio personality
- Lorang Christiansen, Norwegian cyclist
M
- Mads Christiansen, Dutch handball player
- Mads Hedenstad Christiansen, Norwegian footballer
- Majken Christiansen, Danish vocalist
- Margrethe Christiansen, Danish teacher
- Marianne Christiansen, Danish bishop
- Mark Christiansen, Dutch badminton player
- Marty Christiansen, American football player
- Mathias Christiansen, Danish badminton player
- Max Christiansen, German footballer
- Michael Christiansen, British newspaper editor
- Michele Christiansen, American judge
- Mogens Christiansen, Danish cricketer
- Morten Christiansen, multiple people
N
- Nanna Christiansen, Dutch footballer
- Niels Christiansen, Danish businessman
- Nils Christiansen, Filipino swimmer
- Nina Christiansen, Danish runner
O
- Olaf Christiansen, American composer
- Ole Kirk Christiansen, Danish carpenter and entrepreneur
- Ove Christiansen, Danish professor
P
- Pål H. Christiansen, Norwegian novelist
- Palle Christiansen, Greenlandic politician
- Peter Christiansen , multiple people
- Poul Simon Christiansen, Danish painter
- Preben Christiansen, Danish fencer
R
- Ragnar Christiansen, Norwegian politician
- Rasmus Christiansen , multiple people
- Reggie Christiansen, American baseball coach
- Reidar Thoralf Christiansen, Norwegian folklorist
- Richard Christiansen , multiple people
- Rob Christiansen, American musician
- Robin Christiansen, American politician
- Roger Christiansen, American television director
- Rune Christiansen, Norwegian poet and novelist
- Rupert Christiansen, English writer
S
- Sabine Christiansen, German journalist
- Sigurd Christiansen, Norwegian novelist
- Sophie Christiansen, British equestrian
- Steve Christiansen, American rower
- Steve Christiansen, American politician
- Svein Christiansen, Norwegian musician
T
- Tanya Christiansen, American mathematician
- Thomas Christiansen, Spanish footballer
- Thomas Christiansen , Danish diver
- Thor Nis Christiansen, American criminal
- Thue Christiansen, Greenlandic teacher
- Tom Christiansen, American video game developer
- Tom Christiansen , Norwegian ski jumper
- Tony Christiansen, New Zealand motivational speaker
- Trine Christiansen, Danish cricketer
U
- Ursula Reuter Christiansen, German filmmaker
V
- Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen, Norwegian biathlete
- Vicki Christiansen, American civil servant
- Vidar Christiansen, Norwegian economist
- Villy Christiansen, Danish canoeist
W
- Wilbur Norman Christiansen, Australian radio astronomer