Townsden Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Townsden Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Townsden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Townsden Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Townsden Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Townsden is found in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Townsden? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,307,654th most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 81 percent of Townsden reside; 81 percent reside in Australasia and 81 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most common in Australia, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 1,587,982. In Australia it is most frequent in: New South Wales, where 47 percent reside, Queensland, where 47 percent reside and Victoria, where 6 percent reside. Beside Australia it exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent reside.

Townsden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Townsden has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Townsden surname decreased 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Townsden Last Name Statistics demography

Townsden earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 80.88% less than the national average, earning $8,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Towensden940/
Townsdin88126/
Townsedn882/
Tawnsden880/
Tohnsten753/
Tunsuden752/
Tonsteen751/
Tonstein750/
Tounsdon750/
Townston750/
Towns-Odain742/
Toonstein712/
Tonsatean711/
Townstone711/
Towinston711/
Dunsden6736/
Tunsten671/
Tonston671/
Tensten670/
Donsdan670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Townsden
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