Johnson (surname)

Not to be confused with Johnston (surname).
This article is about the surname. For a list of people with the surname, see List of people with surname Johnson.

Johnson
Pronunciation/ˈdʒɒnsən/ ⓘ
LanguageEnglish, Scottish
Origin
LanguageGermanic
Meaningson of John
Region of originEngland, Normandy

Johnson is a patronymic surname of Anglo-Norman origin. It is a patronym of the given name John and literally means "son of John". It is the second most common in the United States. The name John derives from Latin Johannes, which is derived through Greek Ἰωάννης Iōannēs from Hebrew יוחנן‎ Yohanan, meaning "Yahweh has favoured".

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