How Many People Have the Last Name Townsend?
people had the surname Townsend in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 4,254 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+2,507 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Townsend (67.7%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 26.4%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Townsend ranks #349. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 70.6% to 67.7%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Townsend grew from 66,853 people in 2000 to 69,360 in 2010 (up 3.8%), and its rank fell from #444 to #483. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 24.78 to 23.51 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 66,853 | 69,360 |
| Rank | #444 | #483 |
| Per 100,000 people | 24.78 | 23.51 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Townsend
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Townsend: T525
👤 Townsend as a First Name
Townsend is a first name too: about 650 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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