Johnston (surname)
| Language(s) | Gaelic |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Meaning | 1. "John's town" 2. "St John's town" |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Johnstone |
Johnston is in most cases a habitational surname derived from several places in Scotland. Historically, the surname has been most common throughout Scotland and Ireland.
Etymology[edit]
This surname is derived from the genitive case of the given name John and tone or toun ("settlement" in Middle English, literally meaning "John's town".
People with the surname Johnston[edit]
A–E[edit]
- Alan Johnston (born 1962), BBC correspondent
- Albert Johnston (rugby league) (1891–1961), Australian rugby league footballer
- Albert Sidney Johnston (1803–1862), Texian, American, and Confederate general
- Alexander Johnston (disambiguation), several people
- Andrew Johnston (disambiguation), several people
- Andrew Galbraith Johnston (died 1886), brewer of Oakbank, South Australia
- Anthony Johnston (disambiguation), several people
- Arnrid Johnston (1895-1972), Swedish sculptor and illustrator
- Arthur Johnston (poet) (1587–1641), Scottish physician and poet
- Arthur Johnston (fl. 1877), British bell maker with Gillett & Johnston
- Arthur Johnston (composer) (1898–1954), American composer and songwriter
- Arthur Lawson Johnston, 3rd Baron Luke (born 1933), British peer
- Arthur Johnston (politician) (born 1947), Canadian politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
- Ben Johnston (disambiguation)
- Bertie Johnston aka Edward Johnston (politician)
- Bill Johnston (disambiguation)
- Bob Johnston (disambiguation), several people
- Brian Johnston, broadcaster and cricket commentator
- Brian Johnston (rugby league), Australian former professional rugby league footballer and administrator
- Cameron Johnston (American football), Australian-born American football punter
- Charles Johnston (disambiguation), several people, including
- Christina Johnston (born 1987), British operatic soprano
- Clay Johnston (disambiguation), several people, including
- Clay Johnston (academic), American medical academic
- Clay Johnston (American football), American football linebacker
- Clyde M. Johnston, American politician from Wisconsin
- Dale Johnston (curler), Canadian curler
- Daniel Johnston (1961–2019), musician
- Daryl Johnston (born 1966), American football fullback, nicknamed "Moose"
- David Johnston (disambiguation)
- Denis Johnston (1901–1984), Irish playwright
- Dick Johnston (1863–1984), American baseball player
- Donald James Johnston, former Canadian politician and the Secretary General of the OECD
- Edward Johnston (disambiguation), several people, including
- Elmer E. Johnston (1898–1985), American politician
F–L[edit]
- Fergus Johnston (born 1959), Irish composer
- Francis Earl Johnston, commander of 1st NZ Infantry Brigade, World War 1
- General Washington Johnston (1776–1833), an American lawyer and politician
- George Johnston (disambiguation), several people, including:
- George Johnston (burgess) (1700–1766), American lawyer and politician
- George Johnston (British Marines officer) (1764–1823), leader of the Rum rebellion
- George Johnston (naturalist) (1797—1855), Scottish surgeon and naturalist
- George Johnston (novelist), Australian journalist and novelist
- George Johnston (politician), Canadian politician
- George Johnston (general), Australian general in World War 1, member of the Fitzroy City Council
- George Johnston (engineer), designer of Scotland's first motorcar, co-founder of Arrol-Johnston Car Company
- George Johnston (ice hockey), former National Hockey League player
- George Johnston (footballer, born 1947), former Scottish footballer
- George Benson Johnston (1913–2004), Canadian poet
- George Doherty Johnston (1832–1910), American general and politician
- Gerald MacIntosh Johnston, a Canadian Broadway stage actor
- Greg Johnston (rower) (born 1959), former New Zealand rover
- Harold I. Johnston, American Medal of Honor recipient
- Harry Johnston (disambiguation), several people, including:
- Harry Johnston, British explorer and administrator
- Harry Johnston (footballer, born 1919), English international footballer
- Harry Johnston (surveyor), surveyor-general of Western Australia
- Hunter Johnston (born 1980), American professional wrestler, known as Delirious
- Isabel Marion Weir Johnston, pioneering woman student
- Ivan Murray Johnston (1898–1960), American botanist
- James Johnston (disambiguation)
- Jenifer Johnston, Scottish journalist
- Jennifer Johnston (disambiguation)
- Jerry Johnston (born 1959), American clergyman
- Joe Johnston (born 1950), American film director
- John S. Johnston (c.1839–1899), American maritime photographer
- John W. Johnston (1818–1889), American lawyer and politician
- Joseph E. Johnston, American and Confederate general
- Julanne Johnston (1900-1988), American actress
- Julie Johnston (born 1992), maiden name of American soccer player Julie Ertz
- Ken Johnston (journalist), deputy head of media operations at Permanent Joint Headquarters (UK)
- Kristen Johnston, American actress
- Larry Johnston, NHL ice hockey player
- Levi Johnston, American model and entertainer
- Luke Johnston (born 1993), Scottish footballer
- Lynn Johnston, Canadian cartoonist
M–Z[edit]
- Maria I. Johnston, American author and editor
- Mary Johnston, American novelist and women's rights advocate
- Matt Johnston, American television and film producer
- Max Johnston (disambiguation), several people, including:
- Max Johnston (footballer) (born 2003), Scottish footballer
- Max Johnston (musician), multi-instrumentalist (Uncle Tupelo, Wilco, the Gourds)
- Max Johnston (racing driver) (born 1993), Australian stock car racing driver
- Means Johnston Jr. (1916–1989), United States Navy admiral
- Michael Johnston (disambiguation), several people
- Naazmi Johnston (born 1988), Australian Olympic gymnast
- Ollie Johnston, American pioneer of motion picture animation
- Patrick Johnston (medieval courtier), producer of plays, probable lost 15th-century Scottish poet
- Reginald Johnston, Scottish teacher of Pu Yi, the last Emperor of China
- Richard F. Johnston, American ornithologist, academic and author
- Rita Johnston, Canadian politician
- Robert Johnston (disambiguation), several people
- Rod Johnston (born 1974), Scottish radio presenter
- Ron Johnston, New Zealand speedway rider
- Ron J. Johnston, British geographer
- Roger Johnston (1930–2020), Australian politician
- Roger Johnston (musician) (?–2004), American drummer and founding member of the rock bank The Monks
- Samuel Johnston (disambiguation), several people, including
- Samuel Johnston, governor of North Carolina and Continental Congress delegate
- Sam Johnston (wrestler), American professional wrestler
- Sarah Johnston (born 1982), birth name of Australian politician Sarah Mitchell
- Sex W. Johnston, pseudonym of Irish poet John W. Sexton
- Stiven De Johnston, 14th-century founder of the Scottish Hilton Clan
- Sue Johnston, English actress
- Suzanne Johnston (born 1958), Australian operatic mezzo-soprano
- Tarik "Rvssian" Johnston, Jamaican music producer
- Teri Johnston, American politician and first openly lesbian woman to be elected as a Florida mayor
- Terry D. Johnston (born 1947), American politician and businesswoman
- Tom Johnston (disambiguation)
- Trent Johnston (born 1974), Irish cricketer
- Willie Johnston, Scottish footballer
- Zoë Johnston, British singer-songwriter
See also[edit]
- Johnstone (surname)
- Johnston McCulley (1883–1958), American writer best known as the creator of Zorro
- Clan Johnstone, a Scottish clan
- Johnson
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