Johnson

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).

JohnsonPronunciation| /ˈdʒɒnsən/ ⓘ

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Language(s)| English, Scottish
Origin
Language(s)| Germanic
Meaning| son of John
Region of origin| England, Normandy

Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States.[1][2] As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of Johnston, a habitational name.

## Etymology[edit]

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".[1]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Johnson name meanings". ancestry.com. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
2. ^ Wikisource:1990 Census Name Files dist.all.last (1-100)

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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
* 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, Jończak, Jonczyk
* Yanukovych

South Slavic|

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

Other|

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

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Johnson.
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