Townshend Name Origin and Family Crest

It is easy to miss Townshend in an index if you only search for Townsend. The name is generally explained as “Dweller at the end of the village”.

A variant of Townsend

The extra “h” in Townshend is a spelling habit rather than a different name. The same family of names includes Townend and Tonsend.

Townshend by the numbers

The 2010 US Census counted 502 people named Townshend, ranking it number 43,077 among American surnames.

Arms associated with the name

There is no single Townshend family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

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