John (surname)

JohnPronunciation| /dʒɒn/

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Origin
Word/name| Hebrew
Meaning| "YHWH has been gracious",[1] "graced by YHWH" (Yohanan)
Other names
Nickname(s)| Jack, Johnny, Jackie
Related names| Evan, Eoin, Evandro, Evaristo, Everton, Changy, Giovanni, Hanna, Hans, Hermes, Hovhannes, Ian, Iban, Ioan (Iuan), Ioane, Ivan, Iven, Ifan, Jack, Jackson, Jan, Jane, Janez, János, Jean, Jhon, Joan, João, Jahan, Johan /Johann, Johanan, Johannes, Jô, Jovan, Juan, Juhani, Nino, Nuno, Núño, Shani, Seán/Seaghán, Shane, Siôn, Yūḥanna, Yahya, Younan, Yonan, Yohannes
Popularity| see popular names

John is a surname which, like the given name John, is derived from the Hebrew name יוֹחָנָן, Yôḥanan, meaning "Graced by Yahweh".

People with this surname include:

* Aidan John (born 2000), Canadian football player
* Anaparambil Joseph John (1893–1957), Travancorean freedom fighter and statesman, Chief Minister of Travancore-Cochin and Governor of Madras
* Augustus John (1878–1961), Welsh artist
* Avery John (born 1975), Trinidadian footballer
* Barry John (1945–2024), Welsh former rugby union player
* Barry John (artist) MBE, Welsh artist
* Barry John (theatre director) (born 1944), English-born Indian theatre director, actor and acting coach
* Caroline John (1940–2012), British actress
* Collins John (born 1985), Liberia-born Dutch footballer
* Dilwyn John (born 1944), former Welsh footballer
* Daymond John (born 1969), American fashion entrepreneur
* Edward Thomas John (1857–1931), British politician
* Elton John (born 1947), birth name Reginald Dwight, British pop singer
* Elton John (footballer) (born 1987), Trinidadian footballer
* Fritz John (1910–1994), German-American mathematician
* Gottfried John (1942–2015), German actor
* Gus John (born 1945), Grenadian-born writer, consultant, lecturer and researcher
* Gwen John (1876–1939), Welsh artist, sister of Augustus John
* Isaac John (born 1988), New Zealand Rugby League player
* Jearlean John (born 1960), Trinidad and Tobago politician
* Jetta John-Hartley, English singer-songwriter and record producer
* Joe John (1939–2025), American judge and politician in North Carolina
* Jory John, American children's book author
* Leah John (born 2000), Canadian golfer
* Mable John (1930–2022), American blues singer
* Olivia Newton-John (1948–2022), British-Australian singer
* Otto John (1909–1997), German who plotted against Hitler, convicted of treason during the Cold War
* Radek John (born 1954), Czech politician
* Robert John (1946–2025), American singer-songwriter
* Robert John (photographer) (born 1961), American music photographer
* Robert Franklin John (1851–1905), farmer and politician in British Columbia, Canada
* Rosamund John (1913–1998), English actress
* Roy John (footballer) (1911–1973), Wales international footballer
* Roy John (rugby union) (1925–1981), Welsh rugby union player
* Rysen John (born 1997), American football player
* Stern John (born 1976), Trinidadian footballer
* Tommy John (born 1943), American baseball player
* Walter John (1879–1940), German chess player
* Wanda John-Kehewin, Cree-Métis author and poet
* Little Willie John (1937–1968), American R&B singer

## See also

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* Peter John (disambiguation)
* John (disambiguation)
* Johns (surname)
* Alternate forms for the name John

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Surnames associated with the given name John

Celtic|

* Bevan
* Beavan
* Bevin
* Bevins
* Evans
* Mac Eoin
* MacShane
* McShane
* McShain
* McKeown
* McKeon
* McKone
* McCune
* McCunn
* MacEwen
* McKeen
* McKean
* Sion

Germanic|

* John:
* fitz John
* John
* Johns
* Johnsen
* (Johnson: surname, list)
* Johnsson
* Johanson
* Johansson
* (Jones: surname, list)
* Jonson
* Jonsson
* Jönsson
* Jónsson/Jónsdóttir
* Johnston
* Johnstone
* Hans:
* Anson
* Hansen/Hanssen
* Hanson
* Hansson

Romance|

* Romanian:
* Ion
* Ionel
* Ionescu/Ionesco
* Ivașcu
* Ibáñez

East/West Slavic|

* Ivan:
* Ivanenko
* Ivanik
* Ivanishchev
* Ivanov/Ivanoff
* Ivanovsky/Ivanovski/Iwanowski
* Ivanyuk /Ivaniuk
* Ivas, Ivash (diminutive):
* Ivashchenko
* Ivashkevich/Iwaszkiewicz
* Ivashov
* Ivasik
* Ivasiuk/Ivasyuk
* Ivashka/Ivashko
* Vanya, Vasko, Vakhno (diminutives):
* Vakhnianyn
* Vanin
* Vashchuk
* Vasko
* Jan:
* Janczewski
* Janek
* Janko
* Jankowicz
* Janowicz
* Janowitz
* Janyk
* Jończy/Jończa, Jonczyk
* Yanukovych

South Slavic|

* Ivančević
* Ivančić
* Ivanković
* Ivanić
* Ivanović/Ivanovich
* Ivić
* Ivčić
* Ivičić
* Jovančić
* Jovanić
* Jovanović

Other|

* Albanian: Gjonaj/Gjoni
* Armenian: Hovhannisyan
* Arabic: Yahya
* Greek: Ioannides/Ioannidis/Ioannou/Giannopoulos
* Georgian: Ivanishvili
* Latvian: Ivanovs, Ivanovskis
* Lithuanian: Ivanauskas
* Maori: Hone

## References

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1. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "John" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

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