When Carl Emil Christiansen was born on 1 June 1885, in Spydeberg, Østfold, Norway, his father, Edvard Christiansen, was 33 and his mother, Berthe Elise Johansdatter, was 25. He lived in Smaalenenes, Norway in 1885.
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1852– Male
1859– Female
1885– Male
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Nels, Holger, Bent, Carsten, Lars, Per, Sven, Ejner, Johan, Jorgen.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Christian . In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the Norwegian and Danish variant Kristiansen .
Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, or North German patronymic Christensen , a cognate of 1 above. Compare Christianson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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