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Christensen

Christensen may refer to:

  • Christensen (surname)
  • Christensen, California, a community in Modoc County
  • Christensen (constructor), a former racing car constructor
  • 164P/Christensen, a periodic comet
  • 170P/Christensen, a periodic comet
Christensen (constructor)

Christensen was a racing car constructor. Christensen cars competed in two rounds of the FIA World Championship - the 1959 and 1960 Indianapolis 500 races.

Christensen (surname)

Christensen , is a Danish (and Norwegian) patronymic surname, literally meaning son of Christen, a sideform of Christian. The spelling variant Kristensen has identical pronunciation. Christensen is the sixth most common name in Denmark, shared by about 2% of the population. In Norway and Sweden the name can also be spelled Christenson or Kristenson.

The numbers of bearers of the surnames Christensen and Kristensen in Denmark and Norway (2007):

Christensen

Kristensen

source

Denmark

128,168

63,487

Statistics Denmark

Norway

6,399

7,022

Statistics Norway

Immigrants to English-speaking countries sometimes have changed the spelling to Christenson or Kristenson.