Christy (surname)
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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.
Christ
Christ is the English term for the Greek meaning "the anointed one". It is a translation of the Hebrew , usually transliterated into English as Messiah or Mashiach...
, in reference to Jesus
Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity...
.
Due to emigration to the United States, Christy has also been used as an Americanization of Scandinavian last names such as the Danish Christiansen
Christiansen
Christiansen is a Danish and Norwegian patronymic surname, literally meaning son of Christian. The spelling variant Kristiansen has identical prononciation...
). 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
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. 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 ChristyAl ChristyAlbert Christopher Ladesich , better known as Al Christy, was an American actor, advertising executive, and radio and television announcer....
(1918-1995), US actor - Alfred ChristyAlfred ChristyAlfred Christy was an English cricketer who played for Surrey. He was born in Southwark and died in "Aperfield Court", Sevenoaks, Kent.Christy made a single first-class appearance, in 1857, against Cambridgeshire...
(1818-1876), English cricket athlete - Ann ChristyAnn ChristyAnn Christy was an American motion picture actress.-Career:Born Gladys Cronin in Logansport, Indiana, Christy left Indiana and relocated to California where she attended Polytechnic High School in Los Angeles. With plan to pursue a career in business, Christy was persuaded by her friends to try...
(1905-1987), US film actress - Ann Christy (singer)Ann Christy (singer)Ann Christy was a Belgian singer who enjoyed success in her native country and is best known internationally for her participation in the 1975 Eurovision Song Contest....
(1945-1984), Belgian singer - Barrett ChristyBarrett ChristyBarrett Christy is an American snowboarder and Winter Olympics Athlete. She currently resides in Gig Harbor, Washington.Christy was a member of the first U.S. Snowboarding team during the 1998 Winter Olympics...
(fl.FloruitFloruit , abbreviated fl. , is a Latin verb meaning "flourished", denoting the period of time during which something was active...
1990s), US female snowboard athlete - David ChristyDavid ChristyDavid "Dolly" Christy was an Australian rules footballer in the West Australian Football League .Christy began his career with Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football Association from 1890 until 1895. He became a driving force in establishing football in Western Australia, playing...
(1870-1919), Australian football athlete - Dick ChristyDick ChristyDick Christy is an American and former collegiate and professional football player. The 5'11", 191 lb. Christy was a star halfback at North Carolina State University from 1955 to 1957, leading them to the 1957 Atlantic Coast Conference Championship in his senior year...
(1935-1966), US football athlete - Dorothy ChristyDorothy ChristyDorothy Christy was an American actress. She acted with Will Rogers, Buster Keaton and the Marx Brothers and with Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in the film Sons of the Desert , in the role of Mrs Laurel. She was Queen Tika of Murania in The Phantom Empire, Gene Autry’s 1935 cliffhanger serial...
(1906-1977), US actress - Earl ChristyEarl ChristyEarl Christy is a former professional American football player who played cornerback for three seasons for the New York Jets....
(b. 1943), US football athlete - Edwin Pearce ChristyEdwin Pearce ChristyEdwin Pearce Christy was an American composer, singer, actor and stage producer. He is more commonly known as E. P. Christy, and was the founder of the blackface minstrel group Christy's Minstrels.-Background:...
(1815-1862), US musician and producer - Elisa ChristyElisa ChristyElisa Christy is a cast actress and dancer.-Career:Elisa Christy has been involved in several movies, including "La Valentina" in 1938, "...
(b. 1917), Mexican singer and dancer - George ChristyGeorge ChristyGeorge N. Christy was one of the leading blackface performers during the early years of the blackface minstrel show in the 1840s....
(fl. 1840s), US singer and dancer - Harley H. ChristyHarley H. ChristyVice Admiral Harley Hannibal Christy served in the United States Navy during the Spanish-American War and World War I.-Biography:Christy was born in Circleville, Ohio. He graduated from the U.S...
(1870-1950), US admiral - Henry ChristyHenry ChristyHenry Christy was an English banker and collector who left his substantial collections to the British Museum.-Early life:...
(1810-1865), ethnologist - Howard Chandler ChristyHoward Chandler ChristyHoward Chandler Christy was an American artist and illustrator famous for the "Christy Girl", similar to a "Gibson Girl".He was born in Morgan County and attended early school in Duncan Falls, Ohio...
(1873—1952), US artist famous for the "Christy Girl" - James W. ChristyJames W. ChristyJames Walter Christy is an American astronomer.On June 22, 1978 while working at the United States Naval Observatory, he discovered that Pluto had a moon, which he named Charon shortly afterwards...
(b. 1938), astronomer - Jeff ChristyJeff ChristyJeffrey Allen Christy was an American football center for the Arizona Cardinals, the Minnesota Vikings, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He now helps coach for the Freeport Senior High School football team.-Early life:...
(b. 1969), US football player - Jeff Christy (baseball) (b. 1984), US baseball athlete
- Jim ChristyJim ChristyJim Christy is the Director of Futures Exploration for the Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center . FX is in charge of establishing strategic relationships between the US Government and private agencies and academia...
(b. 1951), US scientist - Jim Christy (cricketer) (1904-1971), South African cricket athlete
- John ChristyJohn ChristyJohn R. Christy is a climate scientist at the University of Alabama in Huntsville whose chief interests are satellite remote sensing of global climate and global climate change. He is best known, jointly with Roy Spencer, for the first successful development of a satellite temperature...
, US climate scientist - June ChristyJune ChristyJune Christy , born Shirley Luster, was an American singer, known for her work in the cool jazz genre and for her silky smooth vocals. Her success as a singer began with The Stan Kenton Orchestra. She pursued a solo career from 1954 and is best known for her debut album Something Cool...
(1925-1990), US singer - Karen Christy (b. 1951), US model
- Ken ChristyKen ChristyKen Christy , was an American television and film character actor. Christy was born in Greenville, Pennsylvania, United States.-Career:...
(1894-1962), US actor - Lauren ChristyLauren ChristyLauren Christy is an English singer-songwriter and music producer.-Early life and education:Christy was born in London, England. She studied at the Bush Davies Ballet School as a child, before she decided to become a musical artist.-Music career:...
(fl. 1990s), English singer - Paul ChristyPaul ChristyPaul Christy is a former professional wrestler known mainly for his work in the National Wrestling Alliance and International Championship Wrestling as well as a very short stint in the World Wrestling Federation in the mid-'80s...
(b. 1939), US wrestling athlete - Richard ChristyRichard ChristyThomas Richard Christy is an American musician and radio personality who currently works on The Howard Stern Show. Christy began to work on the show after winning the "Get John's Job" contest on July 1, 2004. He is known for his prank calls, song parodies, personality, and stunts performed on the...
(born 1974), US drummer, comedian, actor, radio personality - Robert ChristyRobert ChristyRobert F. Christy is an American theoretical physicist and later astrophysicist who worked on the Manhattan Project. He was also briefly president of Caltech....
(b. 1916), US theoretical physicist
See also
- Christy (disambiguation)
- Christy (given name)Christy (given name)Christy is a given name meaning graceful, beautiful, princess. The name Christie originated from Italy in 1222. Ireland found the name in 1345, and it took on other connotations, such as angel and lovely...
- Christie (surname)Christie (surname)Christie is a surname of Scottish origin.The name originated as a patronymic, meaning "son of Christian" or "son of Christopher". When used as a personal name, it is a pet form of the personal name Christian....