Origins of the Townsend surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 129North West 203Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 1974East Midlands 587West Midlands 1227East 710London 2932South East 1723South West 961South Wales 301Mid Wales 36West Wales 2North Wales 23Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Townsends lived in london

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    21,000 Townsend Travel & migration records
    130,000 Townsends found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Townsend

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    304th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Townsend surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

    Who were Townsends most likely to marry?

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    What are the most common Townsend first names?

    John

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    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Townsends

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Townsends in 1921

    Dressmaker

    566

    Laundress

    418

    Domestic Servant

    338

    General Servant Domestic

    305

    General Servant

    257

    Commmon male occupations for Townsends in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    781

    General Labourer

    470

    Farm Labourer

    469

    Farmer

    352

    Carpenter

    310

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