Townsend Name Meaning: A name given to someone who lived at the end 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.
Discover how your Townsend ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 24 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 77 |
| Channel Islands | 7 |
| Cheshire | 63 |
| Cornwall | 21 |
| Cumberland | 8 |
| Derbyshire | 101 |
| Devon | 306 |
| Dorset | 47 |
| Durham | 10 |
| Essex | 128 |
| Gloucestershire | 713 |
| Hampshire | 55 |
| Herefordshire | 80 |
| Hertfordshire | 48 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 88 |
| Isle of Man | 3 |
| Kent | 202 |
| Lancashire | 305 |
| Leicestershire | 123 |
| Lincolnshire | 86 |
| London | 835 |
| Middlesex | 71 |
| Northumberland | 22 |
| Norfolk | 95 |
| Northamptonshire | 128 |
| Nottinghamshire | 110 |
| Oxfordshire | 610 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 88 |
| Shropshire | 44 |
| Suffolk | 50 |
| Somerset | 135 |
| Surrey | 66 |
| Sussex | 79 |
| Staffordshire | 158 |
| Warwickshire | 454 |
| Westmorland | 2 |
| Wiltshire | 488 |
| Worcestershire | 74 |
| Yorkshire | 502 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 2 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 31 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 33 |
| Pembrokeshire | 6 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Labourer | 424 |
| Female Servant | 263 |
| Independent | 177 |
| Labourer | 122 |
| Male Servant | 89 |
| Farmer | 82 |
| Shoe Maker | 43 |
| Weaver | 43 |
| Dress Maker | 38 |
| Ag Labourer | 36 |
| Carpenter | 28 |
| Gardener | 27 |
| Apprentice | 19 |
| Butcher | 18 |
| Baker | 17 |
| Blacksmith | 16 |
| Cotton Spinner | 16 |
| Cotton Weaver | 16 |
| Servant | 15 |
| Worsted Weaver | 15 |
| Clerk | 14 |
| Laundress | 14 |
| Pauper | 14 |
| Tailor | 12 |
| Ag Lab | 12 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Townsend | 5,805 |
| Mary Townsend | 5,211 |
| John Townsend | 4,651 |
| Elizabeth Townsend | 3,560 |
| George Townsend | 3,362 |
| Sarah Townsend | 3,093 |
| Thomas Townsend | 2,791 |
| James Townsend | 2,453 |
| Charles Townsend | 2,047 |
| Henry Townsend | 1,902 |
| Ann Townsend | 1,854 |
| Jane Townsend | 1,497 |
| Joseph Townsend | 1,442 |
| Emma Townsend | 1,353 |
| Eliza Townsend | 1,316 |
| Alice Townsend | 1,219 |
| Annie Townsend | 1,209 |
| Frederick Townsend | 1,183 |
| Ellen Townsend | 1,132 |
| Edward Townsend | 1,048 |
| Emily Townsend | 1,017 |
| Alfred Townsend | 989 |
| Arthur Townsend | 927 |
| Hannah Townsend | 880 |
| Richard Townsend | 842 |