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Patronymic surname meaning 'son of Christen', the Danish vernacular form of Christian, from the Latin Christianus, meaning 'follower of Christ'. Christen and Christian were popular given names across Scandinavia during and after the Reformation, frequently chosen in honour of Danish kings who bore the name Christian. There were ten Danish kings named Christian between 1448 and 1947, reinforcing the name's enormous cultural weight. Approximately 160,000 Danes carry this surname.