Townsend

== English == === Alternative forms === Townshend, Townhend, Townend === Etymology === From town +‎ -s- +‎ end. From Middle English toun (“hamlet, village”) + ende (“end”), referring to a dweller at the outskirts of a village. === Pronunciation === enPR: tounʹ-zənd (UK, US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈtaʊn.zənd/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈtæɔn.zənd/ === Proper noun === Townsend (countable and uncountable, plural Townsends) (countable) A surname. (countable) A male given name. A placename: A community in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada. A former township in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada. A number of places in the United States: A town in New Castle County, Delaware. An unincorporated community in McIntosh County, Georgia. A town and census-designated place in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. A city, the county seat of Broadwater County, Montana. Two townships in Ohio, in Huron County and Sandusky County. A minor city in Blount County, Tennessee. A town and census-designated place in Oconto County, Wisconsin. A number of places in England: A council ward in Chesham parish, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP9602). A suburb of Haddenham, Buckinghamshire, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP7409). A neighbourhood in Chittlehampton parish, North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS6325). A northern suburb of Bournemouth, Dorset (OS grid ref SZ1194). A hamlet in Baughurst parish, Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU5658). A western suburb of St Albans, Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TL1408). A neighbourhood in East Challow parish, Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SU3887). A settlement in East Harptree parish, Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset (OS grid ref ST5756). A hamlet in Priddy parish, Somerset, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST5251). A suburban area in Merriott parish, Somerset, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST4413). An eastern suburb of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ9147) A hamlet in Poulshot parish, south-west of Devizes, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST9659). A suburban area of Urchfont, Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU0456). A neighbourhood in Dale community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM8106). A locality in the Clarence Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia. ==== 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 === List of United Kingdom locations: To–Tq on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === sent down