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
RootJohn (given name)
Other Languages & CulturesHovanesian, Hovhannisyan(Armenian) Ivanoŭ, Ivanova, Ivanow(Belarusian) Ivanov, Ivanova, Vanev, Vankov, Yanev(Bulgarian) Ivanović, Janković(Croatian) Janda, Jandová, Janáček, Janáčková, Janíček, Janíčková(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, Giannopoulou, Ioannidi, Ioannidis, Ioannidou, Ioannou(Greek) Jankovics(Hungarian) Jensson, Jóhannsson(Icelandic) Giannino, Nana, Nani, Nanni, Nannini, Zanetti, Zunino(Italian) Jansone, Jansons(Latvian) Valjean(Literature) Jonaitienė, Jonaitis, Jonaitytė(Lithuanian) Ivanov, Ivanova, Ivanovska, Ivanovski, Jovanovska, Jovanovski(Macedonian) Jansen, Jensen, Jenssen, Johannessen, Johansen, Hansen, Hanssen, Johnsen(Norwegian) Janda(Polish) Ion, Ionescu, Ionesco(Romanian) Ivanov, Ivanova, Ivankov(Russian) Ivanović, Jovanović, Ivanković, Janković(Serbian) Janíček, Janíčková(Slovak) Jankovič(Slovene) Juan, Ibáñez(Spanish) Janson, Jansson, Johansson, Jonsson, Hansson, Johnsson, Jönsson(Swedish) Ivanov, Ivanova(Ukrainian) Bevan, Evans, Jones(Welsh)
Given Name DescendantJohnson(English (African))
Categories
2020's Grand Slam tennis players, American founding fathers, American presidential surnames, American sprinters, American vice presidents, baseball players, bass guitarists, Blues Hall of Fame inductees, 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, trombonists, UK prime ministers, Virtua Tennis opponent characters, Will and Grace characters
