Johnson
In Ireland, the surname can also be an Anglicisation of the Gaelic Mac Sein (MacShane). Sen is a Gaelicisation of the Norman-French Jean. The MacShanes were a branch of the O’Neills of Tyrone.
In North America, the surname Johnson has absorbed many derivatives of this patronym from European languages. It is the second most common family name in the United States after Smith. During the 1990 census, approximately 0.81% of people counted had this family name.
Notable people sharing the surname “Johnson”
Main article: List of people with surname Johnson
Martin Johnson, Lead singer of Boys Like Girls
Samuel Johnson, English author
Samuel Johnson (pamphleteer)
Boris Johnson, a British politician
Alan Johnson, a British politician
Lyndon B. Johnson, former United States president
Andrew Johnson, former United States president
Glen Johnson, an English footballer
Andrew Johnson, an English footballer
Michael Johnson, an American athlete
Magic Johnson, an American basketball player
Shawn Johnson, US gymnast and Dancing with the Stars Season 8
Keyshawn Johnson, a former American athlete and current sports channel ESPN broadcaster.
References
^ British Surnames
^ “1990 US Census 1990 Name Files”. http://www.census.gov/genealogy/names/names_files.html.
^ a b Name meanings “Johnson name meanings”. ancestry.com. http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/Fact.aspx?&fid=10&fn=&ln=johnson Name meanings. Retrieved 2007-10-22.
^ United States Census Bureau (9 May 1995). s:1990 Census Name Files dist.all.last (1-100). Retrieved on 25 February 2008.
See also
DiGiovani
Jonson
Jonsson
Johansson
Johnsson
Johnston
Jovanovi
Jones
Juanez
MacShane
McKeown
Ivanov
Wang
Notes
^ British Surnames
^ “1990 US Census 1990 Name Files”. http://www.census.gov/genealogy/names/names_files.html.
^ a b Name meanings “Johnson name meanings”. ancestry.com. http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/Fact.aspx?&fid=10&fn=&ln=johnson Name meanings. Retrieved 2007-10-22.
^ United States Census Bureau (9 May 1995). s:1990 Census Name Files dist.all.last (1-100). Retrieved on 25 February 2008.
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