Townsend Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Townsend Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Townsend family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,300
Agricultural Labourer 406
Labourer 89
House Servant 87
Dress Maker 75
Laundress 68
Carter 54
House Keeper 51
Servant 46
General Servant 45
Coal Miner 40
Shoe Maker 33
Cotton Weaver 33
Carpenter 32
Farm Labourer 28
Gardener 26
House Maid 25
Blacksmith 24
Domestic Servant 22
Nurse 22
Butcher 22
Wife Of Above 21
Stone Mason 20
Farm Servant 20
Agricultural Labourer Wife 19

Townsend Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Townsend 100% 87,976
2 Townsand 88% 1,627
3 Towensend 89% 197

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