Johnson

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Johnson
Pronunciation/ˈdʒɒnsən/
Language(s)English, Scottish
Origin
Meaning"son of John"
Region of originScotland, England
Other names
Variant form(s)Bevan, Giannitelli, Giannopoulos, Hanson, Hansson, Hovannesian, Hovannesyan, Hovhannisian, Hovhannisyan, I'Anson, Ioannides, Ioannidis, Ioannou, Ionescu, Ivanenko, Ivanić, Ivanov, Ivanović, Ivanovski, Janavičius, Jānsons, Janowicz, JansenI, Jansons/Jansone, Janssen, Jensen, Johansson, Johns, Johnston, Johnstone, Jonavičius, Jonson, Jonsson, Jónsson, Johnsson, Jones, Jovanović, Mac Eoin, MacIain, , McKeown, McKeon, McLachlan
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Johnson is a surname of English[3] and Scottish 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 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.[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.

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  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Johnson Surname Meaning, Origins & Distribution". forebears.co.uk.
  2. ^ "1990 US Census 1990 Name Files". Archived from the original on 2010-10-07.
  3. ^ "Johnson, Johnston - Anglicised Surnames in Ireland". www.libraryireland.com. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  4. ^ "Johnson", HouseofNames, retrieved 1 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Johnson name meanings". ancestry.com. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  6. ^ Wikisource:1990 Census Name Files dist.all.last (1-100)
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