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- Jonson (surname)
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.
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɑnsən/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɒnsən/
- (Bangladesh) IPA(key): /dʑɔnsɔn/
- Rhymes: -ɒnsən
Johnson (countable and uncountable, plural Johnsons)
- A patrilineal surname transferred from the given name. The second most common surname in the United States.
2019 June 13, Jon Henley, “'Mini-Trump across the Channel': EU media on Boris Johnson as British PM”, in The Guardian[1], →ISSN:
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.”
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A township in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada.
- A number of places in the United States founded by people with the surname:
- A locality in Cochise County, Arizona.
- A city in Washington County, Arkansas.
- An unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware.
- An unincorporated community in Gibson County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Perry County, Kentucky.
- A minor city in Big Stone County, Minnesota.
- A village in Nemaha County, Nebraska.
- A hamlet in Orange County, New York.
- An unincorporated community in Fayette County, Ohio.
- A town in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma.
- A ghost town in Kane County, Utah.
- A town and village therein, in Lamoille County, Vermont.
- An unincorporated community in Whitman County, Washington.
- An unincorporated community in Cabell County, West Virginia.
- A town in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
- An unincorporated community in the town of Easton, Marathon County, Wisconsin.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Johnson Township.
- Averch-Johnson effect
- Dick Johnson (township)
- Dubin-Johnson syndrome
- Johnson bar
- Johnson City
- Johnson County
- Johnsonese
- Johnson grass
- Johnson hole
- Johnsonian
- Johnsoniana
- Johnsonianism
- Johnsonism
- Johnson Lane
- Johnson-McMillin syndrome
- Johnson-Munson syndrome
- Johnson neuroectodermal syndrome
- Johnson noise
- Johnson-Nyquist noise
- Johnson polyhedron
- Johnson's algorithm
- Johnson solid
- Johnson's rule
- Johnsonville
- LBJ
surname meaning "son of John"
- Albanian: Gjonaj
- Armenian: Հովհաննիսյան (Hovhannisyan)
- Bulgarian: Иванов m (Ivanov)
- Danish: Jensen
- Dutch: Janszoon, Johansen
- Esperanto: Johanido
- Georgian: ივანიშვილი (ka) (ivanišvili)
- German: Johansen
- Greek: Ιωαννίδης (el) m (Ioannídis), Ιωάννου (el) (Ioánnou), Γιαννόπουλος (el) m (Giannópoulos)
- Irish: Mac Eoin
- Italian: Di Giovanni
- Lithuanian: Jonavičius m
- Macedonian: Ивановски m (Ivanovski), Ивановска f (Ivanovska), Иваноски m (Ivanoski), Иваноска f (Ivanoska), Иванов m (Ivanov), Иванова f (Ivanova), Јовановски m (Jovanovski), Јовановска f (Jovanovska), Јованоски m (Jovanoski), Јованоска f (Jovanoska), Јованов m (Jovanov), Јованова f (Jovanova)
- Norwegian: Johansen
- Polish: Janowicz m or f
- Portuguese: Eanes
- Romanian: Ionescu (ro), Iovănescu
- Russian: Ивано́в (ru) m (Ivanóv), Ивано́ва (ru) f (Ivanóva), Ива́нович (ru) m or f (Ivánovič) (not to be confused with the patronymic), Ивано́вич (ru) m or f (Ivanóvič)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: Ивановић, Јовановић, Иванишевић, Иванић
- Latin: Ivanović, Jovanović, Ivanišević, Ivanić
- Spanish: Juánez
- Swedish: Johansson (sv), Jansson (sv)
- Ukrainian: Іване́нко (uk) m (Ivanénko)
transliterations of the surname
- Arabic: جُونْسُون m or f (jūnsūn)
- Armenian: Ջոնսոն (J̌onson)
- Belarusian: Джо́нсан m or f (Džónsan)
- Bengali: জনসন (bn) m (jonośon)
- Chinese:
- Georgian: ჯონსონი (ǯonsoni)
- Greek: Τζόνσον (el) m or f (Tzónson)
- Hindi: जॉनसन m or f (jŏnsan)
- Japanese: ジョンソン (Jonson)
- Korean: 존슨 (Jonseun)
- Macedonian: Џонсон m or f (Džonson)
- Marathi: जॉनसन (jŏnsan)
- Persian: جانسون (jânson)
- Russian: Джо́нсон (ru) m or f (Džónson)
- Thai: จอห์นสัน (jɔɔn-sǎn)
- Ukrainian: Джо́нсон m or f (Džónson)
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Johnson is the 2nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1,932,812 individuals. Johnson is most common among White (59.0%) and Black/African American (34.6%) individuals. [2]
Johnson (plural Johnsons)
- Alternative letter-case form of johnson (“penis”).
- The Biblical Greek word "John" (Strongs 2491): Ἰωάννης, blueletterbible.org
- The Biblical Hebrew word "Yowchanan", "Johanan", "Yôḥānān" (Strongs 03110): יוחנן, blueletterbible.org
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Johnson
- a male given name from English
Borrowed from English Johnson.
Johnson m or f
- a surname from English
Johnson
Unadapted borrowing from English Johnson.
- Rhymes: -onson
- Syllabification: John‧son
Johnson m or f by sense
- a surname from English [in turn originating as a patronymic]
Johnson m
- a male given name from English
Originally a patronymic form Johns + -son "son of John". See also Johansson.
Johnson c (genitive Johnsons)
- a surname
Borrowed from English Johnson.
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒonson/ [ˈd͡ʒon̪.son̪]
- Rhymes: -onson
- Syllabification: John‧son
Johnson (Baybayin spelling ᜇ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔ᜐᜓᜈ᜔)
- a surname from English