Tristan Family History
Tristan Name Meaning
Spanish (Tristán) and French: from the medieval personal name Tristán Tristan derived from a British Celtic legend which became incorporated into the Arthurian cycle as the story of Tristan and Iseult. The name is of unknown derivation. It was transmitted through Old French and became associated by folk etymology with Latin tristis ‘sad’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022