Trist Family History
Trist Name Meaning
English (Devon):: nickname from Middle English trust trist ‘trustworthy faithful loyal’ a variant of Trust . from Middle English trist(e) trest(e) tristre trist(o)ur ‘position where hunters await game being driven toward them by beaters’. nickname from Middle English trist(e) ‘sad serious’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022