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Townsend (name)

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Townsend
Pronunciation/ˈtnzənd/
Language(s)English
Origin
Meaningtown's end
Region of originYorkshire, Norfolk
Other names
Variant form(s)Townshend, Townend, Thounhende, Tonsend, Touunend, Tounende, Touunsende, Towneend, Townsende, Townesende, Townesend, Tunsend.

Townsend is a topographic surname of Yorkshire and Norfolk origin, indicating residence at the extremity of a city or burgh (from Middle English touun "village", "hamlet", "stead" + ende "end".) Popular variants are Townshend (of Norfolk variety), and Townend.

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Surname

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Townsend

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Miss Beatrice Townsend by John Singer Sargent, oil on canvas, 1882

Fictional characters

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Townshend

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Townesend

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Pseudonyms

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  • Mike Townsend, pseudonym of Michael McCrea, a British financial adviser, author and convicted killer

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Shrubsole, Guy (4 January 2020). "The ten landowners who own one-sixth of Dorset". Who Owns England?.