Townley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Townley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Townley family

Profession Census Frequency
School 200
Cotton Weaver 55
Private Means 26
Weaver 20
General Labourer 18
None 18
Farm Labourer 13
Farmer 13
Home 12
Carter 10
Labourer 9
Coal Miner Hewer 9
Dressmaker 8
General Servant (domestic) 8
House Keeper 8
Housewife 8
Weaver Cotton 8
Laundress 8
Clerk 7
House Painter 7
Domestic Servant 7
Nil 6
Domestic 6
Bricklayer 6
Fitter 6

Townley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Townley 100% 13,534
2 Townly 86% 285
3 Tounley 86% 105

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

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