Johnson Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Johnson Name Meaning: Meaning 'Son of John' and originates from the Latin Johannes. The common Welsh variation of this surname is Jones.

Johnson became popular as a result of the many Saints given the name including St John the Baptist.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Buckinghamshire 398
Brecknockshire 17
Carnarvonshire 12
Cambridgeshire 803
Cardiganshire 24
Channel Islands 85
Cheshire 3,018
Carmarthenshire 11
Cornwall 87
Cumberland 634
Derbyshire 1,478
Denbighshire 28
Devon 423
Dorset 86
Durham 2,264
Essex 1,186
Flintshire 93
Glamorgan 87
Gloucestershire 711
Hampshire 474
Herefordshire 139
Hertfordshire 468
Hunts and Rutland 293
Isle of Man 42
Kent 1,480
Lancashire 7,938
Leicestershire 1,572
Lincolnshire 2,846
London 7,505
Middlesex 437
Montgomeryshire 22
Monmouthshire 184
Northumberland 2,033
Norfolk 1,927
Northamptonshire 1,199
Nottinghamshire 1,492
Oxfordshire 510
Pembrokeshire 26
Radnorshire 18
Shropshire 492
Suffolk 741
Somerset 298
Surrey 466
Sussex 680
Staffordshire 3,132
Warwickshire 1,723
Westmorland 222
Wiltshire 348
Worcestershire 685
Yorkshire 7,460
Anglesey 0
Bedfordshire 0
Berkshire 0
Merionethshire 0

Johnson Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Johnson family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 2,606
Female Servant 2,144
Independent 1,485
Labourer 1,142
Farmer 859
Male Servant 837
Shoe Maker 422
Tailor 324
Coal Miner 271
Weaver 260
Carpenter 259
Dress Maker 249
Cotton Weaver 212
Ag Labourer 204
Blacksmith 175
Gardener 161
Apprentice 161
Joiner 158
Pupil 153
Silk Weaver 153
Ag Lab 147
Clerk 132
Mariner 130
Butcher 128
Pauper 120

Most Frequent Forenames for Johnson

Name Census Frequency
William Johnson 53,085
Mary Johnson 50,666
John Johnson 44,582
Elizabeth Johnson 32,538
Thomas Johnson 29,863
Sarah Johnson 25,981
George Johnson 25,549
James Johnson 22,459
Ann Johnson 17,819
Henry Johnson 15,247
Joseph Johnson 14,973
Jane Johnson 14,853
Charles Johnson 14,099
Robert Johnson 12,679
Alice Johnson 10,601
Annie Johnson 10,600
Margaret Johnson 10,293
Eliza Johnson 10,242
Ellen Johnson 9,811
Hannah Johnson 9,590
Emma Johnson 9,340
Edward Johnson 8,584
Samuel Johnson 8,447
Frederick Johnson 7,829
Arthur Johnson 7,232

Johnson Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Johnson 100% 769,483
2 Jonson 86% 3,650
3 Johanson 88% 1,017
4 Jhonson 71% 634
5 Johansen 75% 321
6 Johnsen 86% 208
7 Jahnson 86% 122
8 Jonhson 71% 115
9 Jonsson 71% 107

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The surname Johnson is the most popular version of all its varients

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