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The Tristan surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,642 people carried this name — #7,199 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 63,700 people counted. That is up 32% from 3,528 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 669 people named Tristan live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 385
Salta 53
City of Buenos Aires 47
Córdoba 40
Chubut 39
Mendoza 38
Entre Ríos 33
Santa Fe 23

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 183 people named Tristan.

30 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 29 départements, most often Pyrénées-Atlantiques.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 30
Pyrénées-Atlantiques 39
Eure 23
Paris 21
Morbihan 10
Hauts-de-Seine 7
Bouches-du-Rhône 5
Yvelines 5
Manche 4

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Tristan in American newspapers,
1848–1902.

Newspaper page from The Mirror And Farmer carrying the name Tristan
The Mirror And Farmer 1902-07-03
Newspaper page from The Daily Crescent carrying the name Tristan
The Daily Crescent 1848-11-02
Newspaper page from The Weekly Thibodaux Sentinel And Journal Of The 8th Senatorial District carrying the name Tristan
The Weekly Thibodaux Sentinel And Journal Of The 8th Senatorial District 1887-02-12

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 19,390 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Tristan,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Flora Tristan
    Flora Tristan 1803–1844 · writer
  • Dorothy Tristan
    Dorothy Tristan 1934–2023 · actor
  • Frédérick Tristan 1931–2022 · writer
  • Anne Tristan 1960– · teacher
  • Brynjard Tristan 1976– · musician
  • Felipe Tristán 1984– · conductor

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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