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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