Krist Family History
Krist Name Meaning
German and Dutch: variant of Christ . North German: from a short form of the personal name Kristen or one of its variants. Czech Slovak and Slovenian: from the German personal name Krist an old variant of Christ or from a short form of the personal name Czech and Slovak Kristián (see Christian ) Slovenian Kristan . This surname is very rare in Slovenia. American shortened (and altered) form of Bulgarian and Macedonian Kristov (see Kristoff ) and of some other related or similarly pronounced (South) Slavic surnames beginning with Krist- or Krst- (see e.g. Kristof and Krstic ). Compare Christ and Crist .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022