Johnson

Johnson is a surname of English[3], Scottish origin.[4] The name itself is a patronym of the given name John, literally meaning "son of John". The name John derives from Latin Johannes, which is derived through Greek Ἰωάννης Iōannēs from Hebrew יוחנן Yohanan, meaning "Yahweh has favoured". The name has been extremely popular in Europe since the Christian era as a result of it being given to St John the Baptist, St John the Evangelist and nearly one thousand other Christian saints.[5] Johnson is the [1] second most common in the United States[1][6] and 154th most common in the world.[1] As a Scottish family name, Johnson is occasionally a variation of Johnston, a habitational name.

This article is about the surname. For a list of people with the surname, see List of people with surname Johnson. For other uses, see Johnson (disambiguation).
Johnson
Pronunciation/ˈd͡ʒɑn.sən/, /ˈd͡ʒɒn.sən/
Language(s)English, Scottish
Origin
Meaning"son of John"
Region of originScotland
Other names
Variant form(s)Bevan, Giannitelli, Giannopoulos, Hovannesian, Hovannesyan, Hovhannisian, Hovhannisyan, I'Anson, Ioannidis, Ioannou, Ivanenko, Ivanić, Ivanov, Ivanović, Ivanovski, Janavičius, Jānsons, Janowicz, JansenI, Jansons/Jansone, Janssen, Jensen, Johansson, Johns, Johnston, Johnstone, Jonavičius, Jonson, Jonsson, Johnsson, Jones, Jovanović, Mac Eoin, MacIain, Mac Seáin, McKeown, McKeon, McLachlan
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Other Germanic languages

See also

References
  1. "Johnson Surname Meaning, Origins & Distribution". forebears.co.uk.
  2. "1990 US Census 1990 Name Files". Archived from the original on 2010-10-07.
  3. "Johnson, Johnston - Anglicised Surnames in Ireland". www.libraryireland.com. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  4. "Johnson", HouseofNames, retrieved 1 July 2017.
  5. Name meanings "Johnson name meanings" Check |url= value (help). ancestry.com. Retrieved 2007-10-22.
  6. Wikisource:1990 Census Name Files dist.all.last (1-100)
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