About Townsend
The name "Townsend" is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "tun" meaning "enclosure" or "settlement" and "end" meaning "end" or "boundary." Therefore, the name "Townsend" can be interpreted to mean "the end of the settlement" or "the boundary of the town." It is a surname that likely originated as a locational name for someone who lived at the edge or outskirts of a town or settlement.
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Most individuals with the name Townsend are male.
The popularity of the name has decreased by -10% over the past year.
Here's how to represent Townsend in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Townsend using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.