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 479
Coal Miner 77
Cotton Weaver 51
General Labourer 32
Living On Own Means 25
Labourer 24
Agricultural Labourer 22
Domestic Servant 21
Woollen Weaver 19
Dress Maker 18
General Servant Domestic 16
Farmer 16
House Keeper 14
Worsted Weaver 14
Clerk 12
Gardener 11
Worsted Spinner 11
Living On Her Own Means 10
General Servant 10
General Domestic Servant 9
Tailor 9
Cotton Winder 9
Blacksmith 9
Cotton Spinner 9
Grocer 8

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