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, 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:

* 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
* 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
* Jetta John-Hartley, English singer-songwriter and record producer
* Jory John, American children's book author
* 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
* 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[edit]

* 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
* Mac Eoin
* MacShane
* McShane
* McShain
* McKeown
* McKeon
* McKone
* McCune
* McCunn
* MacEwen
* McKeen
* McKean
* Sion

Germanic|

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

Romance|

* Ionescu/Ionesco

East/West Slavic|

* Ivanenko
* Ivanik
* Ivanov
* Ivanovski
* Ivanovych
* Ivanoff
* Ivanovsky
* Ivanovski
* Ivanyuk /Ivaniuk
* Ivashchenko
* Iwanowski

* Janczewski
* Janek
* Janko
* Jankowicz
* Janowicz
* Janowitz
* Janyk
* Jończy/Jończa, Jonczyk
* Yanukovych

South Slavic|

* Ivančević
* Ivančić
* Ivanković
* Ivanić
* Ivanović/Ivanovich
* Jovančić
* Jovanović

Other|

* Ioannides/Ioannidis
* Ioannou
* Ivanishvili
* Ivanauskas
* Giannopoulos
* Gjonaj
* Gjoni
* Hone
* Hovhannisyan

## References[edit]

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

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