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.
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