Johnson

Johnson

See also: johnson

English

Alternative forms

• Jonson (surname)

Etymology

A patronymic surname from John +‎ -son, literally “son of John”.

• In the U.S. the name Johnson has been adopted by numerous European immigrant families originally named Johansson, Johnsson, Johansen, Jonsson, etc.
• Doublet of Johansson, Johansen, Jansen, and Hansen.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɑnsən/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɒnsən/

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• Rhymes: -ɒnsən

Proper noun

Johnson (countable and uncountable, plural Johnsons)

1. A common surname transferred from the given name. The second most common surname in the United States.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A township in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada.
4. A number of places in the United States founded by people with the surname:
   1. A locality in Cochise County, Arizona.
   2. A city in Washington County, Arkansas.
   3. An unincorporatedcommunity in Sussex County, Delaware.
   4. An unincorporatedcommunity in Gibson County, Indiana.
   5. An unincorporatedcommunity in Perry County, Kentucky.
   6. A minor city in Big Stone County, Minnesota.
   7. A village in Nemaha County, Nebraska.
   8. A hamlet in Orange County, New York.
   9. An unincorporatedcommunity in Fayette County, Ohio.
   10. A town in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma.
   11. A ghost town in Kane County, Utah.
   12. A town and village therein, in Lamoille County, Vermont.
   13. An unincorporatedcommunity in Whitman County, Washington.
   14. An unincorporatedcommunity in Cabell County, West Virginia.
   15. A town in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
   16. An unincorporatedcommunity in Easton, Marathon County, Wisconsin.
   17. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Johnson Township.

Derived terms

• Johnson bar
• Johnson City
• Johnson County
• Johnsonese
• Johnson grass
• Johnson hole
• Johnsonian
• Johnsoniana
• Johnsonianism
• Johnsonism
• Johnson Lane
• Johnson noise
• Johnson-Nyquist noise
• Johnson's algorithm
• Johnson solid
• Johnsonville
• LBJ

 

Descendants

• ⇒ Translingual: johnsoni, johnsonii

Translations

surname meaning "son of John"

Armenian: Հովհաննիսյան (Hovhannisyan) Bulgarian: Иванов m (Ivanov) Danish: Jensen Dutch: Janszoon, Johansen Esperanto: Johanido German: Johansen Greek: Ιωαννίδης (el) m (Ioannídis), Ιωάννου (el) (Ioánnou), Γιαννόπουλος (el) m (Giannópoulos) Irish: Mac Eoin Italian: Di Giovanni Lithuanian: Jonavičius m Macedonian: Ивановски m (Ivanovski), Ивановска f (Ivanovska), Иваноски m (Ivanoski), Иваноска f (Ivanoska), Иванов m (Ivanov), Иванова f (Ivanova), Јовановски m (Jovanovski), Јовановска f (Jovanovska), Јованоски m (Jovanoski), Јованоска f (Jovanoska), Јованов m (Jovanov), Јованова f (Jovanova) Norwegian: Johansen Polish: Janowicz m or f Portuguese: Eanes Romanian: Ionescu (ro) Russian: Ивано́в (ru) m (Ivanóv), Ивано́ва (ru) f (Ivanóva), Ива́нович (ru) m or f (Ivánovič) (not to be confused with the patronymic), Ивано́вич (ru) m or f (Ivanóvič) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: Ивановић, Јовановић, Иванишевић, Иванић Roman: Ivanović, Jovanović, Ivanišević, Ivanić Spanish: Juánez Swedish: Johansson (sv), Jansson (sv) Ukrainian: Іване́нко (uk) m (Ivanénko)

transliterations of the surname

Arabic: جُونْسُون‎ m or f (jūnsūn) Armenian: Ջոնսոն (J̌onson) Belarusian: Джо́нсан m or f (Džónsan) Chinese: Mandarin: 約翰遜／约翰逊 (zh) (Yuēhànxùn), 詹森 (zh) (Zhānsēn); 強森／强森 (Qiángshēn) (Taiwan); 強生／强生 (zh) (Qiángshēng) Georgian: ჯონსონი (ǯonsoni) Greek: Τζόνσον m or f (Tzónson) Hindi: जॉनसन m or f (jŏnsan) Japanese: ジョンソン (Jonson) Korean: 존슨 (Jonseun) Macedonian: Џонсон m or f (Džonson) Persian: جانسون‎ (jânson) Russian: Джо́нсон (ru) m or f (Džónson) Thai: จอห์นสัน (jɔɔn-sǎn) Ukrainian: Джо́нсон m or f (Džónson)

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Johnson is the 2^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1,932,812 individuals. Johnson is most common among White (59.0%) and Black/African American (34.6%) individuals.

Noun

Johnson (plural Johnsons)

1. Alternative letter-case form of johnson (“penis”).

Further reading

• The Biblical Greek word "John" (Strongs 2491): Ἰωάννης, blueletterbible.org
• The Biblical Hebrew word "Yowchanan", "Johanan", "Yôḥānān" (Strongs 03110): יוחנן, blueletterbible.org

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Cebuano

Etymology

From English Johnson.

Proper noun

Johnson

1. a male given name from English

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from English Johnson.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʒɔn.sɔn/

Proper noun

Johnson ?

1. a surname from English

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈd͡ʒonzon]
• Hyphenation: John‧son
• Rhymes: -on

Proper noun

Johnson

1. Johnson

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	Johnson	Johnsonok
accusative	Johnsont	Johnsonokat
dative	Johnsonnak	Johnsonoknak
instrumental	Johnsonnal	Johnsonokkal
causal-final	Johnsonért	Johnsonokért
translative	Johnsonná	Johnsonokká
terminative	Johnsonig	Johnsonokig
essive-formal	Johnsonként	Johnsonokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Johnsonban	Johnsonokban
superessive	Johnsonon	Johnsonokon
adessive	Johnsonnál	Johnsonoknál
illative	Johnsonba	Johnsonokba
sublative	Johnsonra	Johnsonokra
allative	Johnsonhoz	Johnsonokhoz
elative	Johnsonból	Johnsonokból
delative	Johnsonról	Johnsonokról
ablative	Johnsontól	Johnsonoktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	Johnsoné	Johnsonoké
non-attributive possessive - plural	Johnsonéi	Johnsonokéi

Possessive forms of Johnson
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Johnsonom	Johnsonjaim
2nd person sing.	Johnsonod	Johnsonjaid
3rd person sing.	Johnsonja	Johnsonjai
1st person plural	Johnsonunk	Johnsonjaink
2nd person plural	Johnsonotok	Johnsonjaitok
3rd person plural	Johnsonjuk	Johnsonjaik

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Swedish

Etymology

Originally a patronymic form Johns +‎ -son "son of John". See also Johansson.

Proper noun

Johnson c (genitive Johnsons)

1. a surname