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
Coal Miner Hewer 39
Living On Own Means 34
Cotton Weaver 31
Woollen Weaver 25
General Labourer 24
Farmer 17
Dress Maker 16
Coal Miner 15
Tailoress 13
Scholar 11
Worsted Spinner 10
Worsted Weaver 10
Butcher 8
Coal Hewer 8
General Servant Domestic 8
Housemaid Domestic 7
Boiler Maker 7
Cloth Weaver 7
Grocer 7
Milliner 6
House Keeper Domestic 6
Blacksmith 6
Plumber 6
Stone Mason 6
Woollen Cloth Weaver 6

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