Johnston

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English John

English -s-

Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Indo-European *duh₂-nós?

Proto-Celtic *dūnombor.

Proto-Germanic *tūną

Proto-West Germanic *tūn

Old English tūn

Old English -tūn

Middle English -ton

English -ton

English Johnston

From John + -s- + -ton.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɒn.stən/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɑn.stən/

Proper noun

Johnston (countable and uncountable, plural Johnstons)

1. A Scottish habitational surname. from a place in Dumfriesshire, meaning "John's town".
2. An English surname, variant of Johnson.
3. A village and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9310).
4. A suburb of Palmerston, Northern Territory, Australia.
5. A city in Polk County, Iowa, United States.
6. An unincorporated community in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States.
7. A town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States named after Augustus Johnston.
   • 2024 June 23, Christine Chitnis, “The city that moved rivers to emerge as a cultural capital”, in CNN‎^[1], Atlanta, Ga.: Warner Bros. Discovery, archived from the original on 31 August 2024:

     In Olneyville, behind the historic Atlantic Mills, the Woonasquatucket River Greenway Bike Path connects Providence to Johnston. It features soccer fields, gardens and a pump track along the way.

8. A town in Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States.

Derived terms

• Johnston County
• Johnston's organ
• St Johnston

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Johnston is the 225^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 131,373 individuals. Johnston is most common among White (91.62%) individuals.

See also

• Johnstown
• Johnstone