Chichester Family History
Chichester Name Meaning
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’. adm The name is also established
in Ireland.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Chichester Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Chichester families
 71 - 139  24 - 70 |
 1 - 23  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Chichester families
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49 - 96 17 - 48 |
1 - 16 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Chichester families
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2 - 1 2 - 1 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Chichester Family Origin
Chichester Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Chichester
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Chichester Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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