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 | 27 |
| Buckinghamshire | 29 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 94 |
| Channel Islands | 6 |
| Cheshire | 53 |
| Cornwall | 26 |
| Cumberland | 1 |
| Derbyshire | 136 |
| Devon | 324 |
| Dorset | 37 |
| Durham | 7 |
| Essex | 136 |
| Gloucestershire | 688 |
| Hampshire | 91 |
| Herefordshire | 79 |
| Hertfordshire | 44 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 146 |
| Isle of Man | 2 |
| Kent | 161 |
| Lancashire | 397 |
| Leicestershire | 243 |
| Lincolnshire | 112 |
| London | 1,004 |
| Middlesex | 71 |
| Northumberland | 29 |
| Norfolk | 97 |
| Northamptonshire | 140 |
| Nottinghamshire | 95 |
| Oxfordshire | 522 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 146 |
| Shropshire | 51 |
| Suffolk | 59 |
| Somerset | 178 |
| Surrey | 82 |
| Sussex | 158 |
| Staffordshire | 196 |
| Warwickshire | 570 |
| Westmorland | 3 |
| Wiltshire | 428 |
| Worcestershire | 68 |
| Yorkshire | 598 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 65 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 85 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 4 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 907 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 463 |
| House Servant | 153 |
| Labourer | 150 |
| At Home | 121 |
| Farm Labourer | 83 |
| Dress Maker | 74 |
| Servant | 71 |
| Laundress | 51 |
| Annuitant | 51 |
| General Servant | 47 |
| Carpenter | 38 |
| Pauper | 38 |
| Errand Boy | 27 |
| Lace Maker | 26 |
| Scholar At Home | 26 |
| Ag Lab | 25 |
| Butcher | 24 |
| Coal Miner | 24 |
| Farmer | 23 |
| Farm Servant | 23 |
| Frame Work Knitter | 23 |
| Blacksmith | 22 |
| Shoe Maker | 22 |
| Groom | 21 |
| 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 |