Townsend

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

town +‎ -s- +‎ end. From Middle English toun (“hamlet, village”) + ende (“end”)

Pronunciation

enPR: tounʹ-zənd

Proper noun

Townsend (countable and uncountable, plural Townsends)

  1. (countable) A surname.
  2. (countable) A male given name
  3. A placename:
    1. A community in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada
    2. A former township in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada
    3. A number of places in the United States:
      1. A town in New Castle County, Delaware.
      2. An unincorporated community in McIntosh County, Georgia.
      3. A town and census-designated place in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
      4. A city, the county seat of Broadwater County, Montana.
      5. Two townships in Ohio, in Huron County and Sandusky County.
      6. A minor city in Blount County, Tennessee.
      7. A town and census-designated place in Oconto County, Wisconsin.
    4. A number of places in England:
      1. A council ward in Chesham parish, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP9602).
      2. A suburb of Haddenham, Buckinghamshire, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP7409). [1]
      3. A northern suburb of Bournemouth, Dorset (OS grid ref SZ1194).
      4. A hamlet in Baughurst parish, Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU5658). [2]
      5. A western suburb of St Albans, Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TL1408). [3]
      6. A hamlet in Priddy parish, Mendip district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST5251). [4]
      7. A suburban area of Merriott parish, South Somerset district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST4413). [5]
      8. An eastern suburb of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ9147) [6]
      9. A hamlet in Poulshot parish, south-west of Devizes, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST9659).
      10. A suburban area of Urchfont, Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU0456). [7]

Derived terms

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Townsend is the 483rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 69,360 individuals. Townsend is most common among White (67.70%) and Black (26.42%) individuals.

References
  1. OS: Haddenham, Bucks
  2. OS: Hampshire
  3. OS: Hertfordshire
  4. OS: Mendip, Somerset
  5. OS: Merriott, Somerset
  6. OS: Stoke-on-Trent
  7. OS: Urchfont, Wiltshire

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