Tickner

English

Etymology

Topographic surname for someone who lived at a crossroads or a fork in the road, from Old English twiċen (“fork in the road”). Compare twitchel.

Proper noun

Tickner (plural Tickners)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Tickner is the 34916^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 646 individuals. Tickner is most common among White (93.03%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Tickner”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.