The chichester Surname
chichester Name Meaning and History
English: habitational name from the city of Chichester in Sussex,
probably named with the Old English personal name Cissa + Old
English ceaster ‘Roman fort’. (Cissa is attested as the
name of a historical person; it is of uncertain etymology.)
Alternatively, the first element may be an Old English word
cisse ‘gravelly feature’. The name is also established
in Ireland.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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