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 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.^[1][2] The name John derives from Latin Johannes, which is derived through Greek Ἰωάννης Iōannēs from Hebrew יוחנן‎ Yohanan, meaning "Yahweh has favoured".^[1]

Johnson

Pronunciation	/ˈdʒɒnsən/ ⓘ
Language(s)	English, Scottish
Origin
Language(s)	Germanic
Meaning	son of John
Region of origin	England, Normandy