Dutch: from the personal name, a vernacular form of Latin
Christopherus, from Greek Khristophoros (see
Christopher).
Bulgarian: alternative spelling of
Hristov, patronymic from the personal name Hristo, short
form of a name such as Hristodul (see Greek
Christodoulou) or Hristofor (see Christopher).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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