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Last name
Townsley

Nobility: Noble family - Knights - Lords
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England (England)
Language of the text: English

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Etymology Townsley may be defined as the history of a word, revealed through the analysis of its parts, and by tracing its roots to past times and even to foreign languages. Such a study is of particular interest when applied to a name. The surname Townsley can be classified as a so-called topographic name, that is, one which referred to a certain feature in the landscape, in this case, a name for someone who lived at the extremity of a village. Tracing the roots of this surname back through history, one discovers that it is derived from two words: Middle English "tone", which means "settlement" and the Old English "ende", meaning "end". The surnames Townshend, Townend, and Twonen are a variations of the name Townsend.

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Per chevron or and sable, in chief two eagles displayed of the last, and in base a cross crosslet argent.

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