Christian is a surname from the Latin "Christianus" meaning follower of Christ, from "christus" ("anointed"), created to translate the Hebrew messiah. As one of the native Manx surnames the name originates as an anglicisation of "Mac Christen"; Notable people with the surname include:
Benny Gay Christian (1925-1982), American politician
Bill Christian (born 1938), American ice hockey player
Charlie Christian (1916–1942), American swing and jazz guitarist
Claudia Christian (born 1965), American actress, a writer, a director singer and musician
Dave Christian (born 1959), American ice hockey player
Ewan Christian (1814–1895), British architect
Fletcher Christian (1764–1793), the leader of the mutineers on the HMS Bounty and the founder of a colony on Pitcairn Island
Frank Christian (disambiguation), several people
Garth Christian, English nature writer, editor, teacher and conservationist
Glen Christian, American football player
Hans Christian, German-born American musician and producer
Henry B. Christian (1883–1953), American painter
Hugh Cloberry Christian (1747–1798), Royal Navy rear-admiral
Ivan Christian (1919–1991), Pitcairn Island politician
James Christian, American musician
John Christian (disambiguation), multiple people
J. Orlean Christian (c. 1898–1979), American college sports coach
Linda Christian (1923–2011), Mexican film actress
Luci Christian (born 1973), American voice actress
Neil Christian (1943–2010), British singer
Roy Christian, New Zealand rugby league football player
Shawn Christian (born 1965), American television and film actor
Stephen Christian (born 1980), American rock singer
Steve Christian (born 1951), Pitcairn Island politician
Steve Christian (DJ), English record producer, a DJ and musician
Terry Christian (born 1962), British television and radio presenter
Thomas Christian (1754-1828), Manx poet and translator
Tom Christian (1935–2013), Pitcairn Island radio operator
William Christian (disambiguation), several people
