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J. Johnson
Johnson is one of the most widely distributed surnames in the English-speaking world. Following is a list of notable people and fictional characters with the surname ''Johnson'': Common combinations with the surname "Johnson" Notable individuals with surname Johnson Arts, music, and letters * Al Johnson (musician) (1948–2013), American singer, arranger, producer *Alice E. Johnson (1862–1936), American architect *Alphonso Johnson (born 1951), American jazz bassist *Amy Jo Johnson (born 1970), American actor, singer, and songwriter *Andre Johnson (born 1970), known as Jah Mason, Jamaican reggae artist *Andreas Johnson (born 1970), Swedish singer * Arte Johnson (1929–2019), American comic actor * Ashley Johnson (born 1983), American actor, voice actor, and internet personality *B. S. Johnson (1933–1973), English experimental novelist, poet, literary critic, television producer, and filmmaker *Brian Johnson (born 1947), British-born lead singer of the Australian rock band A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnson
Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a habitational name. Etymology The name itself is a patronym of the given name ''John'', literally meaning "son of John". The name ''John'' derives from Latin ''Johannes'', which is derived through Greek ''Iōannēs'' from Hebrew ''Yohanan'', meaning "Yahweh has favoured". Origin The name has been extremely popular in Europe since the Christian era as a result of it being given to St John the Baptist, St John the Evangelist and nearly one thousand other Christian saints. Other Germanic languages * Swedish: Johnsson, Jonsson * Icelandic: Jónsson See also * List of people with surname Johnson *Gjoni (Gjonaj) *Ioannou * Jensen * Johansson * Johns *Johnsson * Johnston * Johnstone *Jones *Jonson * Jonsson *Jovanović Jovanović ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |