Type Surname (from given name)
Usage English
Meaning & History
Means "son of John". Famous bearers include American presidents Andrew Johnson (1808-1875) and Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973).
Related Names
Other Languages & CulturesHovanesian, Hovhannisyan(Armenian) Ivanoŭ, Ivanow, Kazloŭ, Kazlow(Belarusian) Ivanov, Ivankov, Vanev, Vankov, Yanev(Bulgarian) Ivanović, Ivanković, Janković(Croatian) Janda, Janíček, Jandáček(Czech) Jensen, Jenson, Johannessen, Johansen, Hansen, Johnsen(Danish) Jans, Jansen, Jansens, Jansing, Jansingh, Jansink, Janson, Janssen, Janssens, Janzen, Yancy(Dutch) Janssens(Flemish) Jean(French) Jans, Janson, Janz, Gensch, Jahn(German) Giannopoulos, Ioannidis(Greek) Jankovics(Hungarian) Jensson, Jóhannsson(Icelandic) Giannino, Nana, Nani, Nanni, Nannini, Zanetti, Zunino(Italian) Jansons(Latvian) Valjean(Literature) Jonaitis(Lithuanian) Ivanov, Ivanovski, Jovanovski(Macedonian) Jansen, Jensen, Jenssen, Johannessen, Johansen, Hansen, Hanssen, Johnsen(Norwegian) Janda(Polish) Ion, Ionescu, Ionesco(Romanian) Ivanov(Russian) Ivanović, Jovanović, Ivanković, Janković(Serbian) Jankovic(Slovak) Jankovič(Slovene) Juan, Ibáñez(Spanish) Janson, Jansson, Johansson, Jonsson, Hansson, Johnsson, Jönsson(Swedish) Ivanov(Ukrainian) Bevan, Evans, Jones(Welsh)
Given Name DescendantJohnson(English (African))
Categories
2020's Grand Slam tennis players, American founding fathers, American presidential surnames, American vice presidents, baseball players, bass guitarists, blues musicians, boxers, brand names, cabaret singers, Catholic saints, child actors, comedians, Emergency characters, ends in -son, folk heroes, gospel musicians, guitarists, Harlem Renaissance, martyrs, NBA players, rappers, reggae musicians, Rick and Morty characters, Sesame Street characters, slang names, Virtua Tennis opponent characters, Will and Grace characters
