Townsen Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Discover how your Townsen ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.

Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 6
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 1
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 1
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 0
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 0
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 4
Northamptonshire 11
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 9
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 0

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Townsen Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Townsen family

Profession Census Frequency
Silk Piecer 2
Agricultural Labourer 2
Harness Maker Joiner 1
Cotton Carder 1
Cotton Weaver 1
Female Servant 1
Lace Maker 1
Carpenter 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Townsen

Name Census Frequency
George Townsen 11
Elizabeth Townsen 9
William Townsen 8
Mary Townsen 7
Sarah Townsen 6
Thomas Townsen 6
Ann Townsen 5
John Townsen 4
Charles Townsen 3
Eliza Townsen 3
Fanny Townsen 3
Hannah Townsen 3
James Townsen 3
Edward Townsen 2
Louisa Townsen 2
Matilda Townsen 2
Robert Townsen 2
Samuel Townsen 2
Albert Townsen 1
Alice Townsen 1
Amy Townsen 1
Annie Townsen 1
Arthur Townsen 1
Benjamin Townsen 1
Caroline Townsen 1

Townsen Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Townson 86% 8,679
2 Townsin 86% 256
3 Townsen 100% 126

Did you know?

The surname Townsen is the 3rd most popular variant of Townson.

Search for the Townsen family