Family name Townsley (Townsley 
) , across the world, is quite a rare cognomen. The cognomen Townsley is habitual in the United Kingdom, where it is quite a rare surname, the United States, where it is a rare surname, and New Zealand. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.
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| Townsley | Canada, Japan, Australia, United States, United Kingdom |
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frances e. townsley second woman ordained as a Baptist minister, US (b. 1849) |
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clarence page townsley US Military Academy superintendent (1855–1926), US (b. 1855) |
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clarence p. townsley, jr. American Army general, US (b. 1896) |
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| tom townsley Scottish footballer (1898-1976), GB (b. 1898) |
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| colin townsley British firefighter (1942-1987) (b. 1942) |
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| barry townsley British businessman (b. 1946) |
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| andrew townsley English county cricketer (born 1952), GB (b. 1952) |
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| derek townsley English footballer (born 1973), GB (b. 1973) |
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| eleanor r. townsley (b. 1967) |
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| alexandra jane wolfson townsley (born 1977) (b. 1977) |
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| georgina kate wolfson townsley (born 1979), GB (b. 1979) |
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| emma minnie townsley Peerage person ID=463710 |
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| janet townsley wife of Lord Michael Pratt |
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| w. mark townsley author of numerous RFCs |
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| norman townsley Peerage person ID=199459 |
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