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