Christiansen

Christiansen [IPA kʁis'teænˀsn], is a Danish and Norwegian patronymic surname, literally meaning son of Christian. The spelling variant Kristiansen has identical prononciation. Christiansen is the sixteenth most common name in Denmark, but is shared by less than 1% of the population^[1].

The numbers of bearers of the surnames Christiansen and Kristiansen in Denmark and Norway (2007):

Immigrants to English-speaking countries sometimes have changed the spelling to Christianson or Kristianson.

Christiansen, as a person, may refer to:

• Anders Baasmo Christiansen (born 1976-), Norwegian actor
• Arthur Christiansen (1904-1963), English journalist
• B.S. Christiansen (born 1952), Danish team builder
• Carl Emil Christiansen (born 1937), Danish footballer
• Christian Christiansen (1843-1917), Danish physicist
• Claus Christiansen (born 1967), Danish footballer
• F. Melius Christiansen (1871-1955), Norwegian violinist and choral conductor
• Friedrich Christiansen, German World War I ace
• Godtfred Kirk Christiansen (1920–1995), Danish businessman
• Jack Christiansen (1928-1986), American football player and coach
• Jason Christiansen (born 1969), American baseball player
• Jesper Christiansen (born 1978), Danish footballer
• Kaj Christiansen (born 1921), Danish footballer and coach
• Keith Christiansen (born 1944), American Olympian and ice hokey player
• Kerry Ann Christiansen, British actress
• Kim Christiansen (born 1976), Norwegian Olympian and snowborder
• Larry Christiansen (born 1956), American chess grandmaster
• Lauritz Christiansen (1867-1930), Norwegian Olympian and sailor
• Lisa Christiansen, Canadian radio personality
• Ole Kirk Christiansen (1891–1958), Danish carpenter and toymaker
• Peter Christiansen (born 1975), Danish footballer
• Ragnar Christiansen (born 1922), Norwegian politician
• Rob Christiansen, American musician
• Rune Christiansen (born 1963), Norwegian poet and novelist
• Thor Nis Christiansen (1957-1981), American criminal
• Tom Christiansen, software developer and author
• Thomas Christiansen (born 1973), Spanish footballer
• Wilbur Norman Christiansen (1913-2007), Australian radio astronomer
• Sonja Boehmer-Christiansen, English academic

Christiansen may also refer to:

• Christiansen effect, a filtering effect
• Christiansen filter, narrow bandpass or monochromatic optical filter
• Christiansen Academy, private boarding school in Rubio, Táchira, Venezuela

See also

• Christensen
• Christianson
• Kristiansen

References