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Johnson
- Used in: 3 countries
Origin: John
A patronymic surname from John + -son, literally “son of John”. * In the U.S. the name Johnson has been adopted by numerous European immigrant families originally named Johansson, Johnsson, Johansen, Jonsson, etc. * Doublet of Johansson, Johansen, Jansen, and Hansen.
Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)
Name Variants & Related
- Johnsons Derived from Johnson
- Johnsonn Derived from Johnson
- Johnsonlee Derived from Johnson
- Johnsonbey Derived from Johnson
- Johnsonbaugh Derived from Johnson
- Johnsonsmith Derived from Johnson
- Johnsonbrown Derived from Johnson
- Johnson Brown Derived from Johnson
- Johns Root name
Popularity by Country
Johnson
Rank #2
Frequency
1,857,160 people (688.44 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 61.55% Hispanic 1.5% Black 33.8% Asian/PI 0.42% Native Am. 0.91% Two+ 1.82%
Johnson
Rank #156
Frequency
0.34% of population
Popularity Over Time (Scotland)
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