Find out how popular the last name Tristani is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Tristani.

Tristani, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Tristani surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Tristani in America

Tristani is the 85049th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Tristani surname appeared 220 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Tristani.

We can also compare 2010 data for Tristani to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Tristani

The surname Tristani originated in Italy, with the earliest known records dating back to the 12th century. It is believed to have derived from the Italian word "triste," meaning "sad" or "melancholic," and may have initially referred to someone with a somber or solemn demeanor.

One of the earliest mentions of the surname Tristani can be found in the Codice Diplomatico Barese, a collection of historical documents from the region of Bari in southern Italy, dating back to the 13th century. This suggests that the name was prevalent in this area during the medieval period.

In the 14th century, the Tristani family gained prominence in the city of Florence, where they were involved in the wool trade and held influential positions in the city's government. Notable members of this family include Guido Tristani (1285-1355), a renowned merchant and politician, and Bartolomeo Tristani (1320-1390), a renowned painter and architect.

The surname Tristani also appeared in various official records and manuscripts throughout Italy during the Renaissance period. For instance, the name is mentioned in the Libro d'Oro della Nobilità Veneziana, a registry of Venetian nobility dating back to the 15th century.

In the 17th century, a branch of the Tristani family settled in Sicily, where they became prominent landowners and politicians. One of the most well-known figures from this period was Vincenzo Tristani (1638-1712), a celebrated poet and playwright who was regarded as one of the leading literary figures of his time in Sicily.

Another notable figure with the surname Tristani was Girolamo Tristani (1722-1794), an Italian painter and engraver from Bologna who was renowned for his religious works and portraits of nobility.

Towards the latter half of the 19th century, the Tristani family gained prominence in the field of archaeology, with Enrico Tristani (1856-1925) being a renowned archaeologist and scholar who made significant contributions to the study of ancient Roman and Greek civilizations.

Throughout history, the surname Tristani has also been associated with various places and locations, such as the town of Tristani in the province of Campobasso in southern Italy, and the Tristani Valley in the Italian Alps.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Tristani

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Tristani.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Tristani was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Tristani has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Tristani was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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