Christy (surname)

For other uses, see Christy (disambiguation).

Christy is an Irish name meaning of Christ, in reference to Jesus.

Due to emigration to the United States, Christy has also been used as an Americanization of Scandinavian last names such as the Danish Christiansen). As a result, a small number of Danes with the last name Christy are descendants of a family which emigrated to the US in the early 20th century. However, most of the children returned to Denmark in the 1920's. For this reason, a large majority of Danish citizens with the last name Christy are related by blood.

People with the surname Christy

• Al Christy (1918-1995), US actor
• Alfred Christy (1818-1876), English cricket athlete
• Ann Christy (1905-1987), US film actress
• Ann Christy (singer) (1945-1984), Belgian singer
• Barrett Christy (fl. 1990s), US female snowboard athlete
• David Christy (1870-1919), Australian football athlete
• Dick Christy (1935-1966), US football athlete
• Dorothy Christy (1906-1977), US actress
• Earl Christy (b. 1943), US football athlete
• Edwin Pearce Christy (1815-1862), US musician and producer
• Elisa Christy (b. 1917), Mexican singer and dancer
• George Christy (fl. 1840s), US singer and dancer
• Harley H. Christy (1870-1950), US admiral
• Henry Christy (1810-1865), ethnologist
• Howard Chandler Christy (1873—1952), US artist famous for the "Christy Girl"
• James W. Christy (b. 1938), astronomer
• Jeff Christy (b. 1969), US football player
• Jeff Christy (baseball) (b. 1984), US baseball athlete
• Jim Christy (b. 1951), US scientist
• Jim Christy (cricketer) (1904-1971), South African cricket athlete
• John Christy, US climate scientist
• June Christy (1925-1990), US singer
• Karen Christy (b. 1951), US model
• Ken Christy (1894-1962), US actor
• Lauren Christy (fl. 1990s), English singer
• Paul Christy (b. 1939), US wrestling athlete
• Richard Christy (born 1974), US drummer, comedian, actor, radio personality
• Robert Christy (b. 1916), US theoretical physicist

See also

• Christy (disambiguation)
• Christy (given name)
• Christie (surname)

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