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 1,638
Agricultural Labourer 348
Labourer 214
Domestic Servant 92
Dress Maker 89
Laundress 75
General Servant 74
Gardener 63
Ag Labourer 60
House Keeper 55
Cotton Weaver 54
Coal Miner 48
Servant 47
Carpenter 40
Annuitant 35
Butcher 33
Cook 32
Wife Of Above 32
Farm Labourer 29
Nurse 29
No Occupation 28
Blacksmith 24
Charwoman 24
Hawker 23
Farmer 23

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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The surname Townsend is the most popular version of all its varients

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