Tichborne
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English
Etymology
Recorded as Ticceburna c.909, from Old English ticcen + burna (“stream frequented by young goats”). [1]
Proper noun
Tichborne (countable and uncountable, plural Tichbornes)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A village and civil parish in Winchester district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU5730).
- A community of Central Frontenac township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Tichborne is the 71393rd most common surname in England, belonging to 32 individuals.
References
- ^ A Dictionary of British Place Names, A. D. Mills, Oxford University Press
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Tichborne”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- Forebears