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| Language(s) | English |
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| Origin | |
| Meaning | "son of John" |
| Region of origin | England, Scotland, Ireland |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Johnston, Johnstone, Jonson, Jonsson, Johansson, Johnsson, Jones, Jovanović, Maclan, MacShane, McKeown, MacEoin, McOwen, McKeon, Ivanov |
| Frequency Comparisons[1] US Census 1990[2] | |
The name Johnson is an English, Scottish, Swedish or Irish patronymic surname of Anglo-Norman origin. 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 Iōannēs, from Hebrew Yohanan meaning "Jehovah has favoured". The name was 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.[3]
Description
In Ireland, the surname can also be an Anglicisation of the Gaelic Mac Seáin (MacShane). Seán is a Gaelicisation of the Norman-French Jean. The MacShanes were a branch of the O'Neills of Tyrone.
In North America, the surname Johnson has absorbed many derivatives of this patronym from European languages.[3] It is the second most common family name in the United States after Smith. During the 1990 census, approximately 0.81% of people counted had this family name.[4]
Notable people sharing the surname "Johnson"
- Martin Johnson, Lead singer of Boys Like Girls
- Samuel Johnson, English author
- Samuel Johnson (pamphleteer)
- Boris Johnson, a British politician
- Alan Johnson, a British politician
- Lyndon B. Johnson, former United States president
- Andrew Johnson, former United States president
- Glen Johnson, an English footballer
- Andrew Johnson, an English footballer
- Michael Johnson, an American athlete
- Magic Johnson, an American basketball player
- Shawn Johnson, US gymnast and Dancing with the Stars Season 8
- Keyshawn Johnson, a former American athlete and current sports channel ESPN broadcaster.
References
- ^ British Surnames
- ^ "1990 US Census 1990 Name Files".
- ^ a b Name meanings "Johnson name meanings". ancestry.com. Retrieved 2007-10-22.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ United States Census Bureau (9 May 1995). s:1990 Census Name Files dist.all.last (1-100). Retrieved on 25 February 2008.
See also
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