Christoffersen (Danish pronunciation: [kʰʁiˈstɔfɐsn̩]) is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname, literally meaning son of Christoffer, the North Germanic form of the Greek given name Χριστόφορος, Christóphοros. There are two less common spelling variants Kristoffersen and Christophersen; they have identical pronunciation. In Denmark, the three spelling variants are the 53rd, 83rd, and 205th (respectively) most popular surnames.[1] In Norway, Kristoffersen is the commoner form, but Christoffersen is also found. Occurrence of the surname outside Denmark, Norway and Schleswig-Holstein is due to migration. Immigrants to English-speaking countries sometimes changed the spelling to Christofferson, Kristofferson, or Christopherson.
People
edit- Asmund Kristoffersen (born 1944), Norwegian politician
- Chris Christoffersen (born 1979), former Danish basketball player
- Christin Kristoffersen (born 1973), Norwegian politician
- D. Todd Christofferson (born 1945), American religious leader
- David Christopherson (born 1954), Canadian politician
- Debra Christofferson (born 1963), U.S. actress
- Dorthe Kristoffersen (1906–1976), Greenlandic sculptor
- Ellen Christoffersen (born 1972), Greenlandic politician
- Eric Christoffersen of Denmark (c. 1307 – early 1332), Danish junior king
- Frank Christopherson Jr. (1927–2020), American politician
- Frode Kristoffersen (1931–2016), Danish journalist and politician
- Hans Christian Christoffersen (1882–1966), Norwegian chess player
- Henning Christophersen (1939–2016), Danish politician, vice-president of the European Commission 1985–1995
- Henrik Kristoffersen (born 1994), Norwegian alpine skier
- Hjalmar Christoffersen (1889–1966), Danish amateur footballer
- John Christopherson (died 1558) was Chaplain and confessor
- John Christophersen (c.1951–2021), Aboriginal Australian activist, father of Nova Peris and council member of the Northern Land Council
- John Christopherson (cricketer) (1909–1999), English cricketer
- John Brian Christopherson (1868–1955), British physician
- Julian Kristoffersen (born 1997), Norwegian footballer
- K'itura Kristoffersen (born 1939), Greenlandic sculptor
- Kris Kristofferson (1936-2024), U.S. country music songwriter, singer and actor
- Lone Kristoffersen (born 1961), Danish female curler
- Percy Christopherson (1866–1921), English cricketer
- Peter Christopherson (1955–2010), British musician
- Quinn Christopherson, American singer-songwriter
- Sara Kristoffersen (1937–2008), Greenlandic sculptor
- Scott Christopherson (born 1989), American basketball player
- Stanley Christopherson (1861–1949), English cricketer
- Thies Christophersen (1918–1997), German Holocaust denier
Places
edit- Christoffersen Heights, Ellsworth Land, Antarctica
- Christoffersen Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "University of Copenhagen - Name Research Section". Archived from the original on 2009-07-03. Retrieved 2007-11-10.
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