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Townsend Pronunciation Language(s)
English Meaning town's end Region of origin Yorkshire, Norfolk 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 .
Given name
Townsend Bell , motor racing driver
Townsend Coleman , American voice actor
Townsend Cromwell , oceanographer
Townsend Dodd , US Army aviator
Townsend Haines (1792–1865), American politician and judge from Pennsylvania
Townsend Harris , 19th century American merchant and politician
Townsend Hoopes , former Undersecretary of the US Air Force
Townsend Saunders , Olympic medalist in wrestling
Townsend Scudder , US Congressman from New York
Townsend Whelen , American hunter, soldier, writer, outdoorsman and rifleman
Middle name
Charles Townsend Ludington , American aviator
Cyrus Townsend Brady , American journalist
Frederick Townsend Martin , American author
Frederick Townsend Ward , American mercenary
James Townsend Saward , English barrister and forger
John Townsend Trowbridge , American author
Light Townsend Cummins , American educator and historian
Lynn Townsend White, Jr. , American professor
Mary Townsend Seymour , African-American politician
Sylvia Townsend Warner , English novelist and poet
Thomas Townsend Brown , American inventor
Surname
Townsend
Miss Beatrice Townsend by
John Singer Sargent , oil on canvas, 1882
A. A. Townsend , American pioneer and politician
Albert Alan Townsend (1917–2010), Australian fluid dynamicist
Alf Townsend , rugby league footballer of the 1920s for New Zealand
Amos Townsend (1821–1895), American politician
Andros Townsend , English football player
Andy Townsend , Irish soccer player
Anna Townsend , American silent film actress
Anel Townsend , Peruvian politician
Ben Townsend , English football player
Bertha Townsend , American tennis player
Bill Townsend , American entrepreneur
Bill Townsend (footballer) , English football player and manager
Boris Townsend , English physicist
Brian Townsend (poker player) , American poker player
Bruce C. Townsend , American politician
Camilla Townsend (born 1965), American historian
Cathy Townsend (born 1937), Canadian ten-pin bowler
Charles Townsend (disambiguation) (multiple, includes "Charlie")
Chauncy Townsend , British politician
Chris Townsend (disambiguation)
Clinton Paul Townsend (1868 — 1931), American chemist
M. Clifford Townsend , former Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana
Cornelia Townsend (born 11 August 1851, date of death unknown), American composer
Cyril Townsend , Sir Cyril David Townsend (1937-2013), British politician.
Dallas Townsend , Dallas S. Townsend, Jr., American broadcaster
Darian Townsend , South African swimmer
Dave Townsend , contemporary British musician
David Townsend (disambiguation)
Deshea Townsend , American football player
Dequan Townsend , American mixed martial artist
Devin Townsend , Canadian musician
Douglas Townsend , American composer
Dwight Townsend (1826-1899), U.S. Representative from New York
E. Reginald Townsend , American politician and journalist
Ed Townsend , song writer
Eddie Townsend , boxing trainer
Edward D. Townsend , Adjutant General of the United States Army
Edgar Jerome Townsend (1864–1955), American mathematician and translator of
David Hilbert's Grundlagen der Geometrie .
Eliza Townsend (1788-1854), American poet
Elizabeth Sthreshley Townsend (died 1919), American inventor
Emma Jose Townsend , British recipient of the Empire Gallantry Medal
Emily Vermeule , née Emily Dickinson Townsend
Ernest Townsend , British portraitist from Derby (1880-1944)
F. H. Townsend , British cartoonist and illustrator (1868-1920)
Fitzhugh Townsend (1872–1906), American fencer
Frances Townsend , former Homeland Security Adviser to U.S. President George W. Bush
Francis Townsend , creator of the proposal for an old-age pension plan during the Great Depression
Franklin Townsend (1821–1898), 47th Mayor of Albany, New York, Adjutant General of the State of New York
Frederick Townsend (1825–1897), Union Army officer in the Civil War, Adjutant General of New York
Fred Townsend , American politician
Gareth Townsend , English cricketer and cricket coach
George Alfred Townsend ("Gath"), war correspondent
George Fyler Townsend (Reverend), British writer and translator
Gregor Townsend , Scottish rugby player
Harry Everett Townsend WWI war artist
Henry Townsend (missionary) (1815–1886), Anglican missionary
Henry Townsend (musician) (1909–2006), American blues singer, guitarist and pianist
Henry Townsend (Norwich) (1626–1695), early American colonist born in Norwich, Norfolk, England
Henry Townsend (Oyster Bay) (1649–1703), American colonist born in Oyster Bay
Howard Townsend (1823–1867), physician and lecturer in Albany, New York
James Townsend (disambiguation) , several people
Jill Townsend , American actress
John Townsend (author) (born 1956), American psychologist and author
John Townsend (basketball) (died 2001), American basketball player
John Townsend (footballer) (born 1943), Australian rules footballer
John Townsend (Mayor) (1783–1854), 37th mayor of Albany, NY
John Townsend (Norwich) (1608–1668), early American settler in Oyster Bay, Long Island
John Townsend (Wisconsin politician) , American politician
John Townsend (MP for Greenwich) (1819–1892), British politician and Member of Parliament for Greenwich
John Townsend (Irish politician) (1737–1810), Irish MP for Dingle, Doneraile and Castlemartyr
John G. Townsend, Jr. (1871–1964), American businessman and politician, Governor and Senator from Delaware
John Kirk Townsend (1809–1851), American naturalist
John Rowe Townsend (1922–2014), British children's author
John Sealy Townsend (1868–1957), Irish physicist
John Selby Townsend , American politician
Johnny Townsend (American football) , American football player
Jon Townsend , a historical
YouTuber
Joseph Townsend (1737–1816), English minister and economist
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend , American politician
Lady Juliet Townsend (1941–2014), British writer and Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire
Larry Townsend (politician) , American politician
Lauren Townsend (disambiguation) , several people
Lena Townsend , British politician
Les Townsend , Australian cricket umpire
Leslie Townsend (disambiguation)
Madame Lawrence Townsend (see Natalie Townsend)
Mansfield Townsend (see Marie Townsend)
Marie Townsend (1851-1912) American author and composer, aka Mansfield Townsend
Mark Lee Townsend , American rock guitarist
Mary Townsend (artist) (1822-1869), New Zealand artist
Mary Townsend (entomologist) (1814-1851), American abolitionist and entomologist
Mary Ashley Townsend (1836-1901), American poet and writer
Michael Townsend , English footballer
Mike Townsend , American football player
Natalie Townsend (1866-1962), American composer aka Pearl Townsend and Madam Lawrence Townsend)
Norman Townsend , Australian cricket umpire
Paul Townsend , British physicist
Pearl Townsend (see Natalie Townsend)
Peter Townsend (RAF officer) (1914–1995), British air-soldier and royal-family associate
Peter Townsend (sociologist) (1928–2009), economist and author
Prescott Townsend , American gay rights activist
Primi Townsend , British actress
Ralph Townsend , American author and activist
Randolph Townsend , American politician
Raymond Townsend (born 1955), American basketball player
Richard Townsend (mathematician) (1821–1884), Irish mathematical physicist
Richard Townsend (soldier) , colonel of Oliver Cromwell's army
Rick Townsend , American politician
Robert Townsend (disambiguation) , several people
Ryan Townsend , Australian footballer
Simon Townsend , Australian television presenter
Solomon Townsend , Revolutionary War era ship captain and ironworker
Stacy Townsend , fictional character in
Doctor Who
Stephen J. Townsend , United States army officer
Stuart Townsend , Irish actor and director
Sue Townsend (1946–2014), English writer and humorist
Tammy Townsend , American actress and singer
Taylor Townsend (disambiguation)
Tom Townsend , English bridge player
Tommy Townsend (born 1996), American football player
Trey Townsend (born 2002), American basketball player
Veronica Townsend , fictional character
Wade Townsend , American baseball pitcher
Wallace Townsend , American lawyer and politician
Washington Townsend , American politician
Willard Saxby Townsend (1895–1957), African-American labour leader
William Townsend (disambiguation) , several people
William Cameron Townsend , prominent
Christian missionary and founder of
Wycliffe Bible Translators
Yulia Townsend , Russian-born New Zealand singer
Fictional characters
Charlie Townsend, fictional character from Charlie’s Angels
Dr. Leland Townsend, main character from American TV series
Evil
Mia Townsend, main character portrayed by American actress
Josie Maran in the 2005 video game
Need for Speed: Most Wanted
Townshend
Anne Townshend (1573-1622), English Puritan
Aurelian Townshend , English poet
Cenzo Townshend , English music producer
Charles Townshend (disambiguation)
The Honorable Charlotte Anne Townshend, English landowner (
Melbury House ,
Dorset ) and daughter of the 9th
Viscount Galway
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Chauncy Hare Townshend , English poet and collector
Cliff Townshend , musician (1916–1986)
Dorothea Petrie Townshend Carew (1895 - 1968), poet, writer and the editor of a literary magazine
Emma Townshend , writer and musician, daughter of Pete Townshend
George Townshend (disambiguation)
Graeme Townshend , retired ice hockey forward
Henry Townshend (disambiguation)
John Townshend (disambiguation) , several people
Pete Townshend , guitarist and songwriter of The Who
Robert "Fuzz" Townshend , British drummer
Simon Townshend , musician (brother of Pete Townshend)
Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney
William Townshend (colonial governor)
Fictional characters
Townesend
Pseudonyms
Mike Townsend, pseudonym of
Michael McCrea , a British financial adviser, author and convicted killer
See also
References