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

Johnson Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Johnson family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 18,297
Coal Miner 1,829
General Labourer 1,704
Agricultural Labourer 1,498
Domestic Servant 1,078
Dress Maker 1,047
Labourer 951
Living On Own Means 895
Farmer 733
Cotton Weaver 684
General Servant Domestic 610
Living On Her Own Means 601
General Servant 597
Farm Labourer 529
Laundress 472
Farm Servant 390
Clerk 388
House Keeper 386
Blacksmith 351
Joiner 342
General Domestic Servant 331
Tailor 328
Grocer 317
Carpenter 315
Gardener 302

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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