Tickner Surname

98,465th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,815 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Tickner Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. Mr. Lower, quoting Mr. Ferguson, says, 'Dutch teekenaar, a drawer or designer' (Patronymica Britannica). This seems the more probable as the surname is modern in England, and may be the result of immigration.

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Tickner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,0731:26,8783,662
Australia1,2291:21,9663,037
United States9901:366,12032,549
Canada2101:175,45517,539
South Africa731:742,16051,964
New Zealand581:78,07511,384
Wales341:91,0167,411
Ireland331:142,6956,688
Guernsey291:2,222539
Scotland281:191,20810,357
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Norway91:571,36544,190
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
France41:16,605,680368,153
Malta41:107,5681,849
China31:455,773,85521,925
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3111:18,5932,675
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2211:227,23419,192

Tickner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. Mr. Lower, quoting Mr. Ferguson, says, 'Dutch teekenaar, a drawer or designer' (Patronymica Britannica). This seems the more probable as the surname is modern in England, and may be the result of immigration.

1575. Henry Tyeknor and Agnes Anderson, widow: Marriage Lic. (London).

1630. Baptised-Michaell, s. Lawrence Ticknor: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1649.-Thomas, s. Thomas Tiekner, grocer: ibid.

1771. Married-Benjamin Tickner and Ann Coles: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Ticknor (Kent), a.d. 843 Tycanora ('Cart. Sax.’ no. 442) = Tyca’s Bank or Shore [the pers. name Tyca, genit. Tycan-, is prob. a variant of Old English ticc(a, a goat (v. under Tich- borne): + Old English óra, a bank, shore] The surname Tycknor occurs in a London marriage-license a.d. 1575.

(Dutch) Designer, Draughtsman (Dutch teekenaar] Ticknor is a famous American name.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Tichnor (Tyca's shore), in Kent.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

TICHENOR: Local. Probably a corruption of At Itchenor, 'T Itchenor, from the river Itchen; the name of a village in Sussex, England.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From Ticknall; a location name in Derbyshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

User-submitted Reference

Tignor is more often seen as Tigner and has a Dutch origin. The name Tignor or Tigner was likely given to those from the former municipality named Tignee in the Belgian province of Liege.

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Tickner Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Tickner Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Tickner is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tickner? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 98,465th most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,513,509 people. The surname Tickner occurs mostly in Europe, where 46 percent of Tickner reside; 46 percent reside in Northern Europe and 46 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Tickner is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 2,073 people, or 1 in 26,878. In England it is most common in: Greater London, where 16 percent live, Surrey, where 13 percent live and Hampshire, where 11 percent live. Other than England this surname exists in 31 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 26 percent live and The United States, where 21 percent live.

Tickner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tickner has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Tickner surname expanded 158 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 448 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tickner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tickner surname are 16.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.18% registered with the party.

The amount Tickner earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 45.63% less than the national average, earning 188,150 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 142.04% more than the national average, earning R 575,172 per year; in United States they earn 20.24% more than the national average, earning $51,882 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.6% more than the national average, earning $53,956 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teickner9374/
Tikner925/
Ticner921/
Tuckner86158/
Teikner8614/
Taicner8612/
Teckner8610/
Tikhner863/
Tikkner861/
Ticknir860/
Tycner77358/
Tecner7711/
Tiknre775/
Tukner771/
Tekner771/
Tucner771/
Tiknerová759/
Tajcner7119/
Tekhner714/
Taicnerová711/
Tescner711/
Tajcnerová597/
Tajcnerova592/
Tekinre571/

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