Ticknor History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Ticknor family
The surname Ticknor was first found in Sussex where the name is thought to have been from "Tichenor, probably a corruption of At Itchenor, 'T Itchenor, from the river Itchen; the name of a village." 1
However, another source claims the name denotes someone "who came from Tichnor (Tyca's shore), in Kent. 2
And finally to confuse matters more, another source claims the name the surname "is derived from an occupation. Mr. Lower, quoting Mr. Ferguson, says, 'Dutch teekenaar, a drawer or designer' 3. This seems the more probable as the surname is modern in England, and may be the result of immigration." 4 "Ticknor is a famous American name." 5
Early History of the Ticknor family
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Ticknor Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Tichenor, Ticknor, Titchner, Tiknor, Tikner, Titchener, Tycknor, Tyckner, Tytchener and many more.
Early Notables of the Ticknor family
Distinguished members of the family include
- Elisha Ticknor (1757-1821) was an American educator and merchant primarily active in Boston, Massachusetts. Ticknor's parents moved their family and farm from Lebanon, Connecticut, to Lebanon, New Ham...
- William Davis Ticknor I (1810-1864), the American publisher in Boston, Massachusetts who co-founded the publishing house Ticknor and Fields was a cousin of George Ticknor
Ticknor migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Ticknor Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
- William Ticknor, who landed in Massachusetts in 1646 6
- Thomas Ticknor, who arrived in Virginia in 1652 6
Ticknor Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- H H Ticknor, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 6
Contemporary Notables of the name Ticknor (post 1700) +
- William Davis Ticknor Sr. (1881-1938), American president and chairman of the board of Commercial Solvents Corporation, son of William Davis Ticknor I
- Elisha Ticknor (1757-1821), American educator and merchant, father of George Ticknor
- Ben Ticknor (1909-1979), American football player elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954
- George Ticknor (1791-1871), American academician and Hispanist
- William Davis Ticknor I (1810-1864), American publisher in Boston, founder of the publishing house Ticknor and Fields
- George Ticknor Curtis (1812-1894), American author and lawyer
Citations +
- Charnock, Richard, Stephen, Ludus Patronymicus of The Etymology of Curious Surnames. London: Trubner & Co., 60 Paternoster Row, 1868. Print.
- Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
- 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)