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'''Johnson''' is a [[surname]] of [[English name|English]]<ref>https://www.libraryireland.com/AnglicisedSurnames/Johnson-Johnston.php</ref> , [[Scottish name|Scottish]] origin.<ref name=":3">{{citation |contribution=Johnson |contribution-url=https://www.houseofnames.com/Johnson-family-crest |title=HouseofNames |accessdate=1 July 2017 }}.</ref> The name itself is a [[patronym]] of the [[given name]] ''[[John (first name)|John]]'', literally meaning "son of John". The name ''John'' derives from [[Latin]] ''[[Johannes]]'', which is derived through [[Greek language|Greek]] {{lang|grc|Ἰωάννης}} ''Iōannēs'' from [[Hebrew]] {{Hebrew|יוחנן}} ''[[Yohanan]]'', meaning "Yahweh has favoured". The name has been 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]].<ref name="ancestry1">{{cite web |url=http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/Fact.aspx?&fid=10&fn=&ln=johnson Name meanings |title=Johnson name meanings |publisher=ancestry.com |accessdate=2007-10-22}}</ref> Johnson is the <ref name=ANR/> second most common in the United States<ref name=ANR/><ref>[[Wikisource:1990 Census Name Files dist.all.last (1-100)]]</ref> and 154th most common in the world.<ref name=ANR/> As a Scottish family name, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a habitational name. |
'''Johnson''' is a [[surname]] of [[English name|English]]<ref>https://www.libraryireland.com/AnglicisedSurnames/Johnson-Johnston.php</ref> , [[Scottish name|Scottish]], [[Italian name|Italian]] and [[Greek name|Greek]] origin.<ref name=":3">{{citation |contribution=Johnson |contribution-url=https://www.houseofnames.com/Johnson-family-crest |title=HouseofNames |accessdate=1 July 2017 }}.</ref> The name itself is a [[patronym]] of the [[given name]] ''[[John (first name)|John]]'', literally meaning "son of John". The name ''John'' derives from [[Latin]] ''[[Johannes]]'', which is derived through [[Greek language|Greek]] {{lang|grc|Ἰωάννης}} ''Iōannēs'' from [[Hebrew]] {{Hebrew|יוחנן}} ''[[Yohanan]]'', meaning "Yahweh has favoured". The name has been 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]].<ref name="ancestry1">{{cite web |url=http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/Fact.aspx?&fid=10&fn=&ln=johnson Name meanings |title=Johnson name meanings |publisher=ancestry.com |accessdate=2007-10-22}}</ref> Johnson is the <ref name=ANR/> second most common in the United States<ref name=ANR/><ref>[[Wikisource:1990 Census Name Files dist.all.last (1-100)]]</ref> and 154th most common in the world.<ref name=ANR/> As a Scottish family name, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a habitational name. |
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| Pronunciation | /ˈd͡ʒɑn.sən/, /ˈd͡ʒɒn.sən/ |
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| Language(s) | English, Scottish |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "son of John" |
| Region of origin | Scotland |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Bevan, Giannitelli, Giannopoulos, Hovannesian, Hovannesyan, Hovhannisian, Hovhannisyan, I'Anson, Ioannidis, Ioannou, Ivanenko, Ivanić, Ivanov, Ivanović, Ivanovski, Janavičius, Jānsons, Janowicz, JansenI, Jansons/Jansone, Janssen, Jensen, Johansson, Johns, Johnston, Johnstone, Jonavičius, Jonson, Jonsson, Johnsson, Jones, Jovanović, Mac Eoin, MacIain, Mac Seáin, McKeown, McKeon, McLachlan |
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Johnson is a surname of English[3] , Scottish, Italian and Greek origin.[4] 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 Template:Hebrew Yohanan, meaning "Yahweh has favoured". The name has been 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.[5] Johnson is the [1] second most common in the United States[1][6] and 154th most common in the world.[1] As a Scottish family name, Johnson is occasionally a variation of Johnston, a habitational name.
Other Germanic languages
See also
- List of people with surname Johnson
- Gjoni (Gjonaj)
- Ioannou
- Jensen
- Johansson
- Johns
- Johnsson
- Johnston
- Johnstone
- Jones
- Jonson
- Jonsson
- Jovanović
References
- ^ a b c d "Johnson Surname Meaning, Origins & Distribution". forebears.co.uk.
- ^ "1990 US Census 1990 Name Files". Archived from the original on 2010-10-07.
- ^ https://www.libraryireland.com/AnglicisedSurnames/Johnson-Johnston.php
- ^ "Johnson", HouseofNames, retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ Name meanings "Johnson name meanings". ancestry.com. Retrieved 2007-10-22.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ Wikisource:1990 Census Name Files dist.all.last (1-100)
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