Johnson

See also: johnson

English

Alternative forms

• Jonson (surname)

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.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɑnsən/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɒnsən/
• (Bangladesh) IPA^(key): /dʑɔnsɔn/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɒnsən

Proper noun

Johnson (countable and uncountable, plural Johnsons)

1. 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 Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian‎^[1], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 October 2026:

     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. 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 the town of Minisink, 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.

Derived terms

• Averch-Johnson effect
• Dick Johnson (township)
• Dubin-Johnson syndrome
• Johnson bar
• Johnson City
• Johnson County
• Johnsonese
• Johnson grass
• Johnson hole
• Johnsonian
• Johnsoniana
• Johnsonianism
• Johnsonism
• Johnsonite
• Johnson Lane
• Johnson-Lindenstrauss lemma
• Johnson-McMillin syndrome
• Johnson-Munson syndrome
• Johnson neuroectodermal syndrome
• Johnson noise
• Johnson-Nyquist noise
• Johnsonomics
• Johnson polyhedron
• Johnson's algorithm
• Johnson solid
• Johnson's rule
• Johnson thermoelectric energy converter
• Johnsonville
• LBJ

Descendants

• ⇒ Translingual: johnsoni, johnsonii

Translations

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, Di Nanni, Giannini
• 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:

  Mandarin: 約翰遜 / 约翰逊 (zh) (Yuēhànxùn), 詹森 (zh) (Zhānsēn); 強森 / 强森 (Qiángshēn) (Taiwan); 強生 / 强生 (zh) (Qiángshēng)

• 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), 존손 (Jonson) (North Korea)
• 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)

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Johnson is the 2^nd 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]

Noun

Johnson (plural Johnsons)

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

Further reading

• The Biblical Greek word "John" (Strongs 2491): Ἰωάννης, blueletterbible.org
• The Biblical Hebrew word "Yowchanan", "Johanan", "Yôḥānān" (Strongs 03110): יוחנן, blueletterbible.org

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Johnson.

Proper noun

Johnson

1. a male given name from English

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English Johnson.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʒɔn.sɔn/

Proper noun

Johnson m or f

1. a surname from English

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈd͡ʒonzon]
• Hyphenation: John‧son
• Rhymes: -on

Proper noun

Johnson

1. Johnson

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	Johnson	Johnsonok
accusative	Johnsont	Johnsonokat
dative	Johnsonnak	Johnsonoknak
instrumental	Johnsonnal	Johnsonokkal
causal-final	Johnsonért	Johnsonokért
translative	Johnsonná	Johnsonokká
terminative	Johnsonig	Johnsonokig
essive-formal	Johnsonként	Johnsonokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Johnsonban	Johnsonokban
superessive	Johnsonon	Johnsonokon
adessive	Johnsonnál	Johnsonoknál
illative	Johnsonba	Johnsonokba
sublative	Johnsonra	Johnsonokra
allative	Johnsonhoz	Johnsonokhoz
elative	Johnsonból	Johnsonokból
delative	Johnsonról	Johnsonokról
ablative	Johnsontól	Johnsonoktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	Johnsoné	Johnsonoké
non-attributive possessive – plural	Johnsonéi	Johnsonokéi

Possessive forms of Johnson

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Johnsonom	Johnsonjaim
2nd person sing.	Johnsonod	Johnsonjaid
3rd person sing.	Johnsonja	Johnsonjai
1st person plural	Johnsonunk	Johnsonjaink
2nd person plural	Johnsonotok	Johnsonjaitok
3rd person plural	Johnsonjuk	Johnsonjaik

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Johnson.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈʝonson/ [ˈɟ͡ʝõn.sõn]

• IPA^(key): /ˈʝonson/ [ˈɟ͡ʝõn.sõn] (everywhere but Pampas and southern Argentina and Uruguay)
• IPA^(key): /ˈʃonson/ [ˈʃõn.sõn] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /ˈʒonson/ [ˈʒõn.sõn] (elsewhere in Pampas and southern Argentina, Uruguay)

• Rhymes: -onson
• Syllabification: John‧son

Proper noun

Johnson m or f by sense

1. a surname from English [in turn originating as a patronymic]

Proper noun

Johnson m

1. a male given name from English

Swedish

Etymology

Originally a patronymic form Johns +‎ -son "son of John". See also Johansson.

Proper noun

Johnson c (genitive Johnsons)

1. a surname

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Johnson.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒonson/ [ˈd͡ʒon̪.son̪]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈdjonson/ [ˈd̪jon̪.son̪]
• Rhymes: -onson
• Syllabification: John‧son

Proper noun

Johnson (Baybayin spelling ᜇ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔ᜐᜓᜈ᜔)

1. a surname from English