Christiansen ([kʁɛsˈdjænˀsn̩]) is a Danish and Norwegian patronymic surname, literally meaning son of Christian. The spelling variant Kristiansen has identical pronunciation. Christiansen is the sixteenth most common name in Denmark, but is shared by less than 1% of the population.
The numbers of bearers of the surnames Christiansen and Kristiansen in Denmark and Norway (2007):
Immigrants to English-speaking countries sometimes have changed the spelling to Christianson or Kristianson.
Christiansen, as a person, may refer to:
Anders Baasmo Christiansen (born 1976-), Norwegian actorArthur Christiansen (1904–1963), English journalistB.S. Christiansen (born 1952), Danish team builderCarl Emil Christiansen (born 1937), Danish footballerCarlos Christiansen (born 1985), Peruvian, Human Resources expert, entrepreneur, Bitcoins Latin America leaderChristian Christiansen (1843–1917), Danish physicistClaus Christiansen (footballer, born 1967), Danish football defenderClaus Christiansen (footballer, born 1972), Danish footballer and managerErik Christiansen (born 1956), Danish rowerF. Melius Christiansen (1871–1955), Norwegian violinist and choral conductorFriedrich Christiansen, German World War I ace and Supreme Commander of the Wehrmacht in the Netherlands 1940-1945Godtfred Kirk Christiansen (1920–1995), Danish businessmanIsobel Christiansen (born 1991), English footballerIvette Christiansen (born 1969), Peruvian travel agent, mother and women's rights fighterJaime Olaf Christiansen (born 1989), Peruvian psychologist, Community relations advisor, AIESEC alumni, coach and global citizenJack Christiansen (1928–1986), American football player and coachJason Christiansen (born 1969), American baseball playerJesper Christiansen (born 1978), Danish footballerJohannes Christiansen (1850–1913), a Norwegian politicianKaj Christiansen (born 1921), Danish footballer and coachKeith Christiansen (born 1944), American Olympian and ice hokey playerKerry Ann Christiansen, British actressKim Christiansen (born 1976), Norwegian Olympian and snowborderLarry Christiansen (born 1956), American chess grandmasterLauritz Christiansen (1867–1930), Norwegian Olympian and sailorLisa Christiansen Canadian radio personalityMarianne Christiansen (born 1963), Danish bishopMatias Christiansen (born 1986), Peruvian aeronautical engineer and academicMichael Christiansen (1926 or 1927—1984), British newspaper editor.Mogens Christiansen (born 1972), Danish cricketerOle Kirk Christiansen (1891–1958), Danish carpenter and toymakerPeter Christiansen (footballer) (born 1975), Danish footballerRagnar Christiansen (born 1922), Norwegian politicianReggie Christiansen (born 1975), American college baseball coachRob Christiansen, American musicianRupert Christiansen (born 1954), English writer, journalist and criticRune Christiansen (born 1963), Norwegian poet and novelistSabine Christiansen (born 1957), German journalistSophie Christiansen (born 1987), British Paralympian in equestrian eventsThor Nis Christiansen (1957–1981), American criminalThomas Christiansen (born 1973), Spanish footballerWilbur Norman Christiansen (1913–2007), Australian radio astronomerSonja Boehmer-Christiansen, English academicChristiansen may also refer to:
Christiansen effect, a filtering effectChristiansen filter, narrow bandpass or monochromatic optical filterChristiansen Academy, private boarding school in Rubio, Táchira, Venezuela