| ![Show Contents]() Tristram History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of TristramWhat does the name Tristram mean? The name of the Tristram family is derived from the ancient Cornish name Triston, whose meaning has been obscured by time. Early Origins of the Tristram familyThe surname Tristram was first found in Cornwall, where they held a family seat in ancient times. Early History of the Tristram familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tristram research. Another 121 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1207, 1296, 1379, 1622 and 1629 are included under the topic Early Tristram History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Tristram Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Tristram, Tristan, Tristam, Triston and others. Early Notables of the Tristram family- Sir Almeric Tristram, living in the 12th century, ancestor of the Earl of Howth
Migration of the Tristram family to IrelandSome of the Tristram family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Tristram migration to the United States | + |
Tristram Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Ralph Tristram, who arrived in New England in 1652 1
Tristram Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- William H Tristram, who landed in New York, NY in 1838 1
- William Tristram, who sailed to New York in 1838
| Contemporary Notables of the name Tristram (post 1700) | + |
- Ernest William Tristram (1882-1952), British art historian, artist and conservator, Professor of Design at the Royal College of Art (1926-1948)
- Jenna Tristram (b. 1986), Australian footballer who has played for the Australia Nation Team since 2007
- John William Tristram (1870-1938), Australian watercolour artist
- David Tristram (b. 1957), English comic playwright who has published twenty three plays, videos/two films and a comedy novel
- The Reverend Henry Baker Tristram FRS (1822-1906), English clergyman, Biblical scholar, traveller and ornithologist
- Ernest Tristram Crutchley CB CMG CBE (1878-1940), British civil servant, the first British High Commissioner to Australia
- Mr. Lawrence Tristram Smith B.E.M., British recipient of the British Empire Medal on 8th June 2018, for services to the community in Lewisham and Bromley, London
- Hugo Tristram Engelhardt (b. 1941), American philosopher specializing in the history and philosophy of medicine
- Tristram Roger Dymoke Powell (1940-2024), English television and film director, producer and screenwriter born in Oxford
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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