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As always, it is not that literal in actual etymology. Christmann is the most cases derived from the given name Christian, shortened to Christ and than suffixed with "mann"—thus a man belonging to the household of Chris, maybe a descendant. The name has a striking geographic concentration in southwestern Germany (Pfalz and Rheinhessen regions of Rhineland-Palatinate). Chrismann is an attested variant of Christmann, it probably lost its last n on American soil.

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Dräger, Kathrin, Christmann, in: Digitales Familiennamenwörterbuch Deutschlands,
URL: < http://www.namenforschung.net/id/name/1042/1 >