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CHICHESTER

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There are approximately 414 people named Chichester in the UK. That makes it the 11,389th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 7 are named Chichester.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Chichester surname in historical dictionaries

(origin: Local) From the city of Chichester, Sussex, England, whose Saxon name was Cissanceaster; from Cissa, the son of Aella, who settled the kingdom of the South-Saxons; and ceaster or chester, a city, from castrum, a Roman station.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

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