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 1920s. For this reason, a large majority of Danish citizens with the last name Christy are related by blood.
People with the surname Christy
Al Christy (1918–1995), US actor
Alfred Christy (1818–1876), English cricketer
Ann Christy (actress) (1905–1987), US film actress
Ann Christy (singer) (1945–1984), Belgian singer
Barrett Christy (fl. 1990s), US snowboarder
Cuthbert Christy (1863–1932), British doctor and zoologist
David Christy (1870–1919), Australian football athlete
Dick Christy (1935–1966), US football athlete
Dorothy Christy (1906–1977), US actress
Earl Christy (born 1943), US football player
Edwin Pearce Christy (1815–1862), US musician and producer
Elisa Christy (1917–2018), Mexican singer and dancer
Eva Christy (1869–1954), English riding instructor and writer
George Christy (fl. 1840s), US singer and dancer
Harley H. Christy (1870–1950), US admiral
Henry Christy (1810–1865), English ethnologist
Howard Chandler Christy (1873–1952), US artist famous for the "Christy Girl" James W. Christy (born 1938), US astronomer Jeff Christy (born 1969), US football player Jim Christy (born 1951), US scientist Jim Christy (cricketer) (1904–1971), South African cricketer John Christy, US climate scientist June Christy (1925–1990), US singer Karen Christy (born 1951), US model Ken Christy (1894–1962), US actor Lauren Christy (fl. 1990s), English singer Paul Christy (1939–2021), US wrestler Pierre Roland, born Pierre Roland Christy, Indonesian actor Richard Christy (born 1974), US drummer, comedian, actor, radio personality Robert F. Christy (1916–2012), US physicist
See also
Christy (disambiguation) Christy (given name) Christie (surname)