Tristran Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Tristran Surname Definition:

For Tristram, q.v. Tristran is the form in an Old-French poem printed in French Michel’s 'Tristan’, (1835), e.g.— . . . le pur Tristran.

Tristran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Tristran (57) may also be a first name.

Tristran Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Tristram, q.v. Tristran is the form in an Old-French poem printed in French Michel’s 'Tristan’, (1835), e.g.— . . . le pur Tristran.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Tristran Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tristran has its highest incidence in Australia. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Tristran click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tristran? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most prevalent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Tristran occurs mostly in Oceania, where 67 percent of Tristran are found; 67 percent are found in Australasia and 67 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. Tristran is also the 1,308,380th most common first name worldwide, borne by 57 people.

The surname Tristran is most prevalent in Australia, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 26,995,701. In Australia Tristran is most prevalent in: Western Australia, where 100 percent live. Apart from Australia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 33 percent live.

Tristran Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tristran has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tristran last name contracted 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tristrant9413/
Tristrane940/
Tritran932/
Tristram882,167/
Triztran881/
Trestran880/
Threstran8293/
Tritron801/
Tritrong75829/
Trystram75180/
Tristrom751/
Trestram750/
Trestrein710/
Tretrong638/
Treetrong59221/
Tretroten598/
Threethrong532/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tristran
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