Johnson (surname)

Template:Short description Template:Distinguish Template:About Template:Use British English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox name Johnson is a patronymic surname of Anglo-Norman origin. It is a patronym of the given name John and literally means "son of John". It is the second most common in the United States.<ref name="ancestry1"/><ref>Wikisource:1990 Census Name Files dist.all.last (1-100)</ref> The name John derives from Latin Johannes, which is derived through Greek Template:Lang Iōannēs from Hebrew Template:Script/Hebrew Yohanan, meaning "Yahweh has favoured".<ref name="ancestry1">Template:Cite web</ref>