Townsend (name)
This article is about the name Townsend. For other uses, see Townsend.
| Townsend | |
|---|---|
| Family name | |
| Meaning | town's end |
| Region of origin | Yorkshire, Norfolk |
| Language(s) of origin | English |
| Related names | 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 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
- Sylvia Townsend Warner, English novelist and poet
- Thomas Townsend Brown, American inventor
Surname
Townsend
- A. A. Townsend, American pioneer and politician
- 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
- Brian Townsend, American poker player
- Charles Townsend (disambiguation) (multiple, includes "Charlie")
- Chauncy Townsend
- Chris Townsend (disambiguation)
- Clinton Paul Townsend (1868 — 1931), American chems
- M. Clifford Townsend, former Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana
- Cyril Townsend, Sir Cyril David Townsend, 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
- Devin Townsend, Canadian musician
- Douglas Townsend, American composer
- Dwight Townsend (1826-1899), U.S. Representative from New York
- Ed Townsend, song writer
- Eddie Townsend, boxing trainer
- Edward D. Townsend, Adjutant General of the United States Army
- Emma Jose Townsend, British recipient of the Empire Gallantry Medal
- Emily Vermeule, née Emily Dickinson Townsend
- 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
- Gordon Townsend, drummer of the Orchestra (former members of ELO and ELO Part II)
- 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
- 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 (British politician) (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 (born 1922), British children's author
- John Sealy Townsend (1868–1957), Irish physicist
- John Selby Townsend, American politician
- Joseph Townsend (1737–1816), English minister and economist
- Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, American politician
- Larry Townsend (politician), American politician
- Lauren Townsend, one of the victims of the Columbine High School massacre
- Lena Townsend
- Les Townsend
- Leslie Townsend (disambiguation)
- Mark Lee Townsend
- Mary Ashley Townsend
- Michael Townsend
- Mike Townsend, American football player
- Norman Townsend
- Paul Townsend, British physicist
- Peter Townsend (RAF officer) (1914–1995), British air-soldier and royal-family associate
- Peter Townsend (sociologist) (1928–2009), economist and author
- Primi Townsend
- Ralph Townsend
- Randolph Townsend
- Richard Townsend (soldier), colonel of Oliver Cromwell's army
- Robert Townsend (disambiguation), several people
- Ryan Townsend
- Simon Townsend, Australian television presenter
- Solomon Townsend, Revolutionary War era ship captain and ironworker
- Stacy Townsend
- Stephen J. Townsend
- Stuart Townsend, actor
- Sue Townsend (1946–2014), English writer and humorist
- Tammy Townsend
- Taylor Townsend (disambiguation)
- Tom Townsend, English bridge player
- Tom Townsend, name of Captain Flag, fictional character
- Veronica Townsend, fictional character
- Wade Townsend, American baseball pitcher
- Wallace Townsend, American lawyer and politician
- Washington Townsend
- William Townsend (disambiguation), several people
- William Cameron Townsend, prominent Christian missionary and founder of Wycliffe Bible Translators
- Yulia Townsend
Townshend
- Aurelian Townshend, English poet
- Cenzo Townshend
- Charles Townshend (disambiguation)
- Chauncy Hare Townshend
- Cliff Townshend, musician (1917–1986)
- 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)
See also
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