Tichenor is a variant of Tickner, an English topographic surname for someone who lived at a crossroad or a fork in the road..[1]

Perhaps more likely origin for the surname is that of a family located in 16th century Sussex, England whose name derives from the village of Itchenor,[2] on the river Itchen near Chichester. The village was previously named in Anglo Saxon, "Iccen Ora" which translates as "Icca's Landing Place."[3] "Tichenor" is Probably a corruption of "At itchenor," ’T itchenor. [4]

Notable people with the surname include:

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  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick, ed. (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Vol. 3. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. p. 475. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4. OCLC 51655476. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Origin of Tichenor Family Name". Archived from the original on April 18, 2001.
  3. ^ "Lost medieval village on Chichester Harbour". 22 June 2010.
  4. ^ "An etymological dictionary of family and Christian names. With an essay on their derivation and import by Arthur, William, 1796-1875"[1]