Christensen Danish pronunciation: [ˈkʰʁestn̩sn̩], 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.
[1] 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): Immigrants to English-speaking countries sometimes have changed the spelling to Christenson or Kristenson.