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Johnson

proper nounnouncommon in dialogue

  • United Kingdom//ˈd͡ʒɒnsən//
  • United States//ˈd͡ʒɑnsən//
  • //dʑɔnsɔn//

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

proper noun

  1. 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.”

  2. 2

    A male given name transferred from the surname.

  3. 3

    A township in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada.

  4. 4

    A number of places in the United States founded by people with the surname: A locality in Cochise County, Arizona.

  5. 5

    A number of places in the United States founded by people with the surname: A city in Washington County, Arkansas.

  6. 6

    A number of places in the United States founded by people with the surname: An unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware.

  7. 7

    A number of places in the United States founded by people with the surname: An unincorporated community in Gibson County, Indiana.

  8. 8

    A number of places in the United States founded by people with the surname: An unincorporated community in Perry County, Kentucky.

  9. 9

    A number of places in the United States founded by people with the surname: A minor city in Big Stone County, Minnesota.

  10. 10

    A number of places in the United States founded by people with the surname: A village in Nemaha County, Nebraska.

  11. 11

    A number of places in the United States founded by people with the surname: A hamlet in Orange County, New York.

  12. 12

    A number of places in the United States founded by people with the surname: An unincorporated community in Fayette County, Ohio.

  13. 13

    A number of places in the United States founded by people with the surname: A town in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma.

  14. 14

    A number of places in the United States founded by people with the surname: A ghost town in Kane County, Utah.

  15. 15

    A number of places in the United States founded by people with the surname: A town and village therein, in Lamoille County, Vermont.

  16. 16

    A number of places in the United States founded by people with the surname: An unincorporated community in Whitman County, Washington.

  17. 17

    A number of places in the United States founded by people with the surname: An unincorporated community in Cabell County, West Virginia.

  18. 18

    A number of places in the United States founded by people with the surname: A town in Marathon County, Wisconsin.

  19. 19

    A number of places in the United States founded by people with the surname: An unincorporated community in the town of Easton, Marathon County, Wisconsin.

  20. 20

    A number of places in the United States founded by people with the surname: A number of townships in the United States, listed under Johnson Township.

Etymology

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.

noun

  1. 1

    Variant of johnsonAlternative letter-case form of johnson (“penis”).

Forms

plural
Johnsons
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