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Townsend

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Type Surname (from location)
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. TOWN-zənd
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Meaning & History

Indicated a person who lived at the town's edge, from Old English tun "enclosure, yard, town" and ende "end, limit".

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boundaries, Kennedy family, word names
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Entry updated April 5, 2022

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