The townley Surname
townley Name Meaning and History
English (especially northwestern): habitational name from Towneley
near Burnley in Lancashire, which is named with Old English
tun ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’ + leah ‘wood’,
‘clearing’; or a topographic name for someone who lived at a clearing
associated with a farm or village. The surname has also been
established in Ireland since the 16th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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