Surname Townley (Townley 
) , in all the world, is quite a common last name. The cognomen Townley is characteristic of Isle of Man, where it is quite a common surname, the United Kingdom, where it is quite a rare surname, and Australia. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Much less frequently, Townley is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Townley | Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, United States, New Zealand |
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james townley English clergyman and dramatist (1714-1778), GB (b. 1714) |
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| alice townley Peerage person ID=179911 (b. 1675) |
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charles townley Collector of Roman antiquities (1737-1805) (b. 1737) |
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| francis townley military officer (1709-1746) (b. 1709) |
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| charles townley Officer of Arms (b. 1713) |
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james townley English Wesleyan minister and author, GB (b. 1774) |
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henry townley Christian missionary in India (b. 1784) |
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| richard townley American Revolutionary War officer, US (b. 1736) |
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| charles townley British painter, GB (b. 1746) |
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| richard greaves townley (1751-1823) (b. 1751) |
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| mary townley architect, GB (b. 1753) |
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robert w. townley Mayor of Elizabeth, New Jersey, US (b. 1813) |
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| townley filgate (1784-1822) (b. 1784) |
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| richard greaves townley British politician 1786-1855 (b. 1786) |
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| william gale townley (1788-1862) (b. 1788) |
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