Christi Family History

Altered form of English and Scottish Christie Indian and Indonesian: apparently adopted as a name designating a Christian from Christi ‘of Christ’ genitive case of Christus the Latin name of Jesus Christ. Compare Christo 4 and Christy.

Alternatively in some cases from the English female personal name Christi a pet form of Christine (which is derived from the name Christus as well).

— Note: As a name from India or Indonesia or any other country where hereditary surnames are not in general use this name was registered as a surname only after immigration of its bearers to the US.