Ticehurst (surname)

Ticehurst is an English surname. It is not known whether this surname refers to the village of Ticehurst, England or to a similarly named sub-manor of nearby Burwash which has since fallen into disuse. The surname was used as long ago as 1264[1] and has been used continuously since at least 1432 by a family living in Ashburnham.[2]

In 1881 the surname was found almost entirely on the south coast of England, with the highest concentration of Ticehursts being located in Sussex [3] but the name has since spread further afield in the UK and also abroad.

Notable people with the surname include:

  • Claud Buchanan Ticehurst (1881–1941), British ornithologist
  • Ken Ticehurst (born 1945), Australian politician
  • Vickie Ticehurst, Australian basketball player
See also
  • Ticehurst, a village and civil parish in East Sussex, England

References
  1. , Grant and quitclaim GLY/1202 20 August 1264, the National Archives online, accessed 23 September 2012
  2. , Grant ASH/4501/63 5 July 1432, the National Archives online, accessed 23 September 2012
  3. Ticehurst Surname at Forebears
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