Townend Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Townend Name Meaning: A name given to someone who lived at the extremity 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

Townend Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Townend family

Profession Census Frequency
Female Servant 54
Agricultural Labourer 49
Labourer 36
Independent 32
Weaver 30
Coal Miner 24
Fancy Weaver 20
Clothier 18
Farmer 16
Worsted Weaver 16
Wool Comber 14
Male Servant 13
Woollen Weaver 11
Cotton Weaver 10
Cotton Piecer 9
Ag Labourer 8
Butcher 7
Cotton Spinner 6
Shoe Maker 6
Dress Maker 6
Stuff Weaver 6
Worsted Factory 6
Independant 5
Grocer 5
Woolcomber 5

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