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Ticknor
Ticknor, a variant spelling of Tickner, is a topographic surname of English origin for someone who lived at a crossroad or a fork in the road. Notable people with the surname include: * Anna Eliot Ticknor (1823–1896), American author and educator * Ben Ticknor (1909–1979), American football player * Duane Ticknor, assistant basketball coach for the Sacramento Kings * Elisha Ticknor (1757–1821), educator and merchant, father of Boston author George Ticknor * Francis Orray Ticknor, country doctor, poet, and man of letters * George Ticknor (1791–1871), American academician and Hispanist * George Ticknor (journalist) (1822–1866), lawyer, and later a journalist * George Ticknor Curtis (1812–1894), American author, writer, historian and lawyer * William Ticknor (1810–1864), American publisher in Boston, Massachusetts, USA ** Ticknor and Fields, American publishing company based in Boston, Massachusetts * William Davis Ticknor, Sr. (1881–1938), American businessman
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Ticknor, a variant spelling of Tickner, is a topographic surname of English origin for someone who lived at a crossroad or a fork in the road. Notable people with the surname include: * Anna Eliot Ticknor (1823–1896), American author and educator * Ben Ticknor (1909–1979), American football player * Duane Ticknor, assistant basketball coach for the Sacramento Kings * Elisha Ticknor (1757–1821), educator and merchant, father of Boston author George Ticknor * Francis Orray Ticknor, country doctor, poet, and man of letters * George Ticknor (1791–1871), American academician and Hispanist * George Ticknor (journalist) (1822–1866), lawyer, and later a journalist * George Ticknor Curtis (1812–1894), American author, writer, historian and lawyer * William Ticknor (1810–1864), American publisher in Boston, Massachusetts, USA ** Ticknor and Fields, American publishing company based in Boston, Massachusetts * William Davis Ticknor, Sr. (1881–1938), American businessman
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