Townend Surname: Origin, Meaning & Coat of Arms

In parish registers, Townend often stands in for Townsend. Taken at its root, Townend points to “Dweller at the end of the village”.

Arms associated with the name

Arms linked to Townsend and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Townend and Townsend

Without the “s” of Townsend, Townend is a simpler written form of the same name. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. Other spellings include Townshend and Tonsend.

The 2010 US Census counted 263 people named Townend, ranking it number 73,666 among American surnames. Want more than a summary? See the Townend family name pack.