<Tr> <Th> Region of origin </Th> <Td> Isle of Man </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Language (s) of origin </Th> <Td> Greek, Latin, Hebrew </Td> </Tr> <P> 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: </P> <Ul> <Li> Benny Gay Christian (1925 - 1982), American politician </Li> <Li> Bill Christian (born 1938), American ice hockey player </Li> <Li> Channon Christian (1985 - 2007), American victim of an alleged hate - crime murder </Li> <Li> Charlie Christian (1916--1942), American swing and jazz guitarist </Li> <Li> Claudia Christian (born 1965), American actress, a writer, a director singer and musician </Li> <Li> Dave Christian (born 1959), American ice hockey player </Li> <Li> Ewan Christian (1814--1895), British architect </Li> <Li> Fletcher Christian (1764--1793), the leader of the mutineers on the HMS Bounty and the founder of a colony on Pitcairn Island </Li> <Li> Frank Christian (disambiguation), several people </Li> <Li> Garth Christian, English nature writer, editor, teacher and conservationist </Li> <Li> Glen Christian, American football player </Li> <Li> Hans Christian, German - born American musician and producer </Li> <Li> Henry B. Christian (1883--1953), American painter </Li> <Li> Hugh Cloberry Christian (1747--1798), Royal Navy rear - admiral </Li> <Li> Ivan Christian (1919--1991), Pitcairn Island politician </Li> <Li> James Christian, American musician </Li> <Li> John Christian (disambiguation), multiple people </Li> <Li> J. Orlean Christian (c. 1898--1979), American college sports coach </Li> <Li> Linda Christian (1923--2011), Mexican film actress </Li> <Li> Luci Christian (born 1973), American voice actress </Li> <Li> Mary Sheila Christian (1924--1997), British emergency physician and surgeon </Li> <Li> Neil Christian (1943--2010), British singer </Li> <Li> Roy Christian, New Zealand rugby league football player </Li> <Li> Shawn Christian (born 1965), American television and film actor </Li> <Li> Stephen Christian (born 1980), American rock singer </Li> <Li> Steve Christian (born 1951), Pitcairn Island politician </Li> <Li> Terry Christian (born 1962), British television and radio presenter </Li> <Li> Thomas Christian (1754 - 1828), Manx poet and translator </Li> <Li> Tom Christian (1935--2013), Pitcairn Island radio operator </Li> <Li> William Christian (disambiguation), several people </Li> </Ul>

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