Townsend Forename

268,878th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 910 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Townsend Forename Definition:

A Teutonic name, meaning: Suburban dweller.

Townsend Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
93%
 
7251:500,05113,195
Australia-1121:121,9434,027
China-131:105,081,21464,899
Canada
100%
121:2,761,11436,116
Nigeria
100%
111:16,142,215154,549
South Africa
100%
71:7,790,378138,656
Zimbabwe
100%
61:2,570,63664,965
Malaysia
100%
41:7,612,485167,458
England
100%
41:13,900,73089,263
Liberia
100%
31:1,470,68725,732
Taiwan-31:7,923,22799,341
Jamaica-11:2,883,22722,340
Italy-11:61,062,09083,289
India
100%
11:1,214,877,9714,759,450
Solomon Islands-11:580,9578,641
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
Switzerland-11:8,213,49636,387
Thailand
100%
11:70,065,813391,235
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Zambia-11:15,854,79466,637
Belgium-11:11,490,04143,727

Townsend (137,771) may also be a surname.

Townsend Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Teutonic name, meaning: Suburban dweller.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

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