Christy is an English/Scottish surname meaning of Christ, in reference to Jesus.
Due to emigration to the United States, Christy has also been used as an Americanization of Scandinavian last names such as the Danish Christiansen). As a result, a small number of Danes with the last name Christy are descendants of a family which emigrated to the US in the early 20th century. However, most of the children returned to Denmark in the 1920s.
For this reason, a large majority of Danish citizens with the last name Christy are related by blood.
People with the surname Christy
Al Christy (1918–1995), American actor
Alfred Christy (1818–1876), English cricketer
Ann Christy (actress) (1905–1987), American film actress
Ann Christy (singer) (1945–1984), Belgian singer
Barrett Christy (fl. 1990s), American snowboarder
Cuthbert Christy (1863–1932), British doctor and zoologist
David Christy (1870–1919), Australian football athlete
Dick Christy (1935–1966), American football athlete
Dorothy Christy (1906–1977), US actress
Earl Christy (born 1943), US football player
Edwin Pearce Christy (1815–1862), American musician and producer
Elisa Christy (1917–2018), Mexican singer and dancer
Eva Christy (1869–1954), English riding instructor and writer
George Christy (fl. 1840s), American singer and dancer
Harley H. Christy (1870–1950), American admiral
Henry Christy (1810–1865), English ethnologist
Howard Chandler Christy (1873–1952), American artist famous for the "Christy Girl"
James W. Christy (born 1938), American astronomer
Jeff Christy (born 1969), American football player
Jim Christy (born 1951), American scientist
Jim Christy (cricketer) (1904–1971), South African cricketer
John Christy, American climate scientist
Josh Christy (1982–2025), American politician in North Dakota
June Christy (1925–1990), American singer
Karen Christy (born 1951), American model
Ken Christy (1894–1962), American actor
Lauren Christy (fl. 1990s), English singer
Paul Christy (1939–2021), American wrestler
Pierre Roland, born Pierre Roland Christy, Indonesian actor
Richard Christy (born 1974), American drummer, comedian, actor, radio personality
Robert F. Christy (1916–2012), American physicist