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Origin of townsend Total Records: 2  Origin of townsend, Meaning of townsend Origin: grandpa form ark but married indain woman from eagle pass tx died in 1934 in ark Surnames: townsend Submitted by: a r townsend Origin of townsend, Meaning of townsend Origin: I was told by my uncle that the Townsend name originated in England. My uncle ( a Townsend ) has done a lot of family research. When I asked how we ended up with the name Townsend? He replied " our family lived at the end of town or at the towns end. Eventually called the Townsend family. True or not - I don't know. But is is the story we go by, because mu uncle said so. Surnames: Townsend Submitted by: 11/22/2008 11:06 AM Page 1 of 1

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