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johnson Name Meaning and History

English and Scottish: patronymic from the personal name John. As an American family name, Johnson has absorbed patronymics and many other derivatives of this name in continental European languages. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988.)

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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The johnson name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the johnson family name as far back in history as possible.

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Distribution of johnson Families in the US in 1920
Number of johnson families
 10280-20558
 3427-10279		 1-3426
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