Townend Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Townend Name Meaning: A name given to someone who lived at the extremity of a town or village.

From the Middle English \"toun\" and \"ende\", meaning \"settlement\" and \"end\", Townsend was a name given to someone who lived at the end (or the outskirts) of a town or village.

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Surname Distribution

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Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Townend Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Townend family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 459
Coal Miner 70
Worsted Weaver 34
Woollen Weaver 29
Cotton Weaver 26
General Labourer 18
Dress Maker 15
General Servant 15
Worsted Spinner 15
General Servant Domestic 13
Domestic Servant 12
Farm Labourer 12
Agricultural Labourer 10
Carpet Weaver 9
House Keeper 8
Annuitant 7
Cloth Weaver 7
Currier 7
Worsted Mill Hand 7
None 6
Cotton Winder 6
Farmers Wife 6
Stone Mason 6
House Keeper Domestic 6
Labourer 6

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