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
Living On Own Means 183
General Labourer 163
Dress Maker 131
General Servant Domestic 103
Agricultural Labourer 89
Cotton Weaver 84
Farmer 82
Scholar 78
Cook Domestic 70
Domestic Servant 62
Laundress Wash 61
Housemaid Domestic 48
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 48
Charwoman 44
Gardener Domestic 43
Tailoress 38
House Painter 36
Carpenter 34
House Maid Domestic 33
Blacksmith 29
Dressmaker 28
Coal Miner Hewer 28
Butcher 27
House Keeper 27
School Boy 27

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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