When Thomas Christensen was born on 16 June 1776, in Blokhus, Hune, Hvetbo, Hjørring, Denmark, his father, Christen Jensen Spillemand, was 39 and his mother, Maren Thomasdatter, was 35. He died in 1787, at the age of 11.
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1737–1820 Male
1741–1778 Female
1769–1833 Female
1770–1861 Male
1773–1846 Female
1776–1787 Male
1778–1780 Male
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Niels, Lars, Bent, Anders, Thor, Jorgen, Nils, Einer, Viggo, Folmer.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Christen . In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the especially Danish and Norwegian variant Kristensen . Compare Christenson and Christianson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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