Townsend.
A surname.
Meaning & usage
A surname.
A male given name.
A placename: A community in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada.
A placename: A former township in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in New Castle County, Delaware.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in McIntosh County, Georgia.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town and census-designated place in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Broadwater County, Montana.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: Two townships in Ohio, in Huron County and Sandusky County.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Blount County, Tennessee.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town and census-designated place in Oconto County, Wisconsin.
A placename: A number of places in England: A council ward in Chesham parish, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP9602).
A placename: A number of places in England: A suburb of Haddenham, Buckinghamshire, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP7409).
A placename: A number of places in England: A neighbourhood in Chittlehampton parish, North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS6325).
A placename: A number of places in England: A northern suburb of Bournemouth, Dorset (OS grid ref SZ1194).
A placename: A number of places in England: A hamlet in Baughurst parish, Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU5658).
A placename: A number of places in England: A western suburb of St Albans, Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TL1408).
A placename: A number of places in England: A neighbourhood in East Challow parish, Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SU3887).
A placename: A number of places in England: A settlement in East Harptree parish, Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset (OS grid ref ST5756).
A placename: A number of places in England: A hamlet in Priddy parish, Somerset, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST5251).
A placename: A number of places in England: A suburban area in Merriott parish, Somerset, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST4413).
A placename: A number of places in England: An eastern suburb of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ9147)
A placename: A number of places in England: A hamlet in Poulshot parish, south-west of Devizes, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST9659).
A placename: A number of places in England: A suburban area of Urchfont, Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU0456).
A placename: A neighbourhood in Dale community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM8106).
A placename: A locality in the Clarence Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Where this word comes from
From town + -s- + end. From Middle English toun (“hamlet, village”) + ende (“end”), referring to a dweller at the outskirts of a village.
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