Johnson

A patrilineal surname transferred from the given name. The second most common surname in the United States.

Proper noun

  1. A patrilineal surname transferred from the given name. The second most common surname in the United States.
    • And for the EU a Johnson premiership would mean “a mini-Trump across the Channel, dedicated to its sabotage”. Britain would become “a hostile principality, built on social, fiscal and environmental deregulation.” - 2019...
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A township in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada.
  4. A number of places in the United States founded by people with the surname:

    1. A locality in Cochise County, Arizona.

    2. A city in Washington County, Arkansas.

    3. An unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware.

    4. An unincorporated community in Gibson County, Indiana.

    5. An unincorporated community in Perry County, Kentucky.

    6. A minor city in Big Stone County, Minnesota.

    7. A village in Nemaha County, Nebraska.

    8. A hamlet in Orange County, New York.

    9. An unincorporated community in Fayette County, Ohio.

    10. A town in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma.

    11. A ghost town in Kane County, Utah.

    12. A town and village therein, in Lamoille County, Vermont.

    13. An unincorporated community in Whitman County, Washington.

    14. An unincorporated community in Cabell County, West Virginia.

    15. A town in Marathon County, Wisconsin.

    16. An unincorporated community in the town of Easton, Marathon County, Wisconsin.

    17. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Johnson Township.

Origin

A patronymic surname from John + -son, literally “son of John”. * In the U.S. the name Johnson has been adopted by numerous European immigrant families originally named Johansson, Johnsson, Johansen, Jonsson, etc. * Doublet of Johansson, Johansen, Jansen, and Hansen.

Forms

Johnsons Jonson

Derived

Averch-Johnson effect Dick Johnson Dubin-Johnson syndrome Johnson bar Johnson City Johnson County Johnsonese Johnson grass Johnson hole Johnsonian Johnsoniana Johnsonianism Johnsonism Johnson Lane Johnson-Lindenstrauss lemma Johnson-McMillin syndrome Johnson-Munson syndrome Johnson neuroectodermal syndrome Johnson noise Johnson-Nyquist noise Johnson polyhedron Johnson's algorithm Johnson solid Johnson's rule

Noun

  1. Alternative letter-case form of johnson (“penis”).

Forms

Johnsons Jonson