Townend

Townend Meaning & Origin

About Townend
The surname Townend is of English origin and is derived from the Middle English word "tun" meaning "enclosure" or "settlement," and "end" meaning "end" or "boundary." It is a locational surname typically given to someone who lived at the end of a town or settlement. The name may also have been used to describe someone who lived near a boundary or at the edge of a village.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Townend is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Townend: 263
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 73,666
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.09

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Townend based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Townend is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TNNT
🗽 NYSIIS
TA
🔊 Soundex
T05053
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
T AW1 N D AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/townend*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TNNT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
T553

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Townend in Braille

Here's how to represent Townend in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Townend in braille

How to sign the name Townend using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Townend using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Townend in sign language

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