Triston Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Triston Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Tristram,' familiarly known as Tristam. Once popular in Cornwall.

1622. Buried — Grace Tresteene, widow: Reg. St. Columb Major.

Adam Trestean, 1629: ibid.

1784.

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Triston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines361:2,812,173137,318
England251:2,228,72284,230
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:553,98629,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Triston (1,231) may also be a first name.

Triston Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Tristram,' familiarly known as Tristam. Once popular in Cornwall.

1622. Buried — Grace Tresteene, widow: Reg. St. Columb Major.

Adam Trestean, 1629: ibid.

1784. Married — Thomas Heseltine and Katherine Triston: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

1 for Tristan, q.v.

2 for the Cornish Trestean, Tresteen(e (17th cent.)- = (prob.) the Stained or Coloured House [Cornish and Welsh tre, a homestead, farm, etc. + the Cornish cogn. of Welsh ystaen, stained, coloured] It is tempting to see the Cornish stean = Welsh ystaen, tin, in this name.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Tristan, Tristram.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Triston Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Triston Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Triston (Russian: Тристон) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Triston? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,785,358th most widespread last name globally, held by around 1 in 68,750,433 people. Triston occurs mostly in Asia, where 34 percent of Triston live; 34 percent live in Southeast Asia and 34 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Triston is also the 225,478th most common first name worldwide, held by 1,231 people.

The last name is most common in The Philippines, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 2,812,173. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Davao Region, where 28 percent are found, Caraga, where 19 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 17 percent are found. Not including The Philippines this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 24 percent are found.

Triston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Triston has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Triston last name contracted 43 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Triston Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Triston earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Triston Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Triston in the Russian language
Тристонtriston-

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