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 | 38 |
| Buckinghamshire | 82 |
| Berkshire | 359 |
| Cambridgeshire | 146 |
| Channel Islands | 9 |
| Cheshire | 96 |
| Cornwall | 47 |
| Cumberland | 14 |
| Derbyshire | 350 |
| Devon | 399 |
| Dorset | 72 |
| Durham | 56 |
| Essex | 453 |
| Gloucestershire | 933 |
| Hampshire | 251 |
| Herefordshire | 124 |
| Hertfordshire | 72 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 136 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 363 |
| Lancashire | 1,186 |
| Leicestershire | 506 |
| Lincolnshire | 151 |
| London | 2,080 |
| Middlesex | 351 |
| Northumberland | 42 |
| Norfolk | 133 |
| Northamptonshire | 251 |
| Nottinghamshire | 368 |
| Oxfordshire | 560 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 136 |
| Shropshire | 94 |
| Suffolk | 78 |
| Somerset | 289 |
| Surrey | 388 |
| Sussex | 226 |
| Staffordshire | 432 |
| Warwickshire | 910 |
| Westmorland | 7 |
| Wiltshire | 534 |
| Worcestershire | 256 |
| Yorkshire | 1,511 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 23 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 4 |
| Carmarthenshire | 15 |
| Denbighshire | 4 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 237 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 3 |
| Monmouthshire | 144 |
| Pembrokeshire | 11 |
| Radnorshire | 3 |
| 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 |
| 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 |