Johnston (surname)
| Johnston | |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | English |
| Origin | |
| Meaning |
1. "John's town" 2. "St John's town" 3. "John's son" |
| Other names | |
| Variant(s) | ], Johnstone |
Johnston is in most cases a habitational surname derived from several places in Scotland; however, it may also be a variant of the surname Johnson. The surname is most common throughout Scotland, Ireland and North America.
Etymology
The habitational surname originates in most cases from the place so called in Annandale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. This surname is derived from the genitive case of the given name John and tone or toun ("settlement" in Middle English; tun in Old English), literally meaning "John's town". There are several similar place names in Scotland, including the city of Perth, which was once known as St. John's Toun. This and other similarly named locations may also be sources for the surname Johnston.[1] In other cases, Johnston].[1]
People with the surname Johnston
- Alan Johnston (born 1962), BBC correspondent
- Albert Johnston, Australian rugby league footballer
- Albert Sidney Johnston (1803–1862), Texian Brigadier General, American Brevet Brigadier General, and Confederate (full) General. He was killed at the battle of Shiloh(American Civil War).
- Andrew Johnston (Australian actor)
- Andrew Galbraith Johnston (died 1886), brewer of Oakbank, South Australia
- Arthur Johnston (poet) (1587–1641), Scottish physician and poet
- Arthur Johnston (fl. 1877), British bell maker with Gillett & Johnston
- Arthur Johnston (composer) (1898–1954), American composer and songwriter
- Arthur Lawson Johnston, 3rd Baron Luke (born 1933), British peer
- Arthur Johnston (politician) (born 1947), Canadian politician, Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
- Arthur Dock Johnson (born 1982), basketball player
- Ben Johnston (disambiguation)
- Bertie Johnston aka Edward Johnston (politician)
- Bill Johnston (disambiguation)
- Brian Johnston, broadcaster and cricket commentator
- Brian Johnston (rugby league), Australian former rugby league player and administrator
- Charles Clement Johnston, U.S. Representative from Virginia
- Charles John Johnston, New Zealand politician and mayor
- Clyde M. Johnston, American politician from Wisconsin
- Chris Johnston (ice hockey) (born 1974), Canadian retired professional ice hockey player
- Daniel Johnston, musician
- Darryl Johnston (born 1966), American football fullback, nicknamed "Moose"
- David Johnston (disambiguation)
- Denis Johnston (1901–1984), Irish playwright
- Dick Johnston (1863–1984), American baseball player
- Donald James Johnston, former Canadian politician and the Secretary General of the OECD
- Edward Johnston, British teacher of calligraphy
- Edward Johnston (artist), American artist and designer
- Elmer E. Johnston (1898–1985), American politician
- Emma Verona Johnston, formerly oldest living American
- Fergus Johnston (born 1959), Irish composer
- Francis Earl Johnston, Commander of 1st NZ Infantry Brigade, World War 1
- General Washington Johnston (1776-1833), an American lawyer and politician
- George Johnston (burgess) (1700–1766), American lawyer and politician
- George Johnston (New South Wales), Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales
- George Johnston (novelist), Australian journalist and novelist
- George Johnston (politician), Canadian politician
- George Johnston (general), Australian Major General in World War 1 - Member of the Fitzroy City Council from 1896 to 1900
- George Johnston (engineer), Designer of Scotland's first motorcar and co-founder of Arrol-Johnston Car Company Ltd.
- George Johnston (ice hockey), former National Hockey League player
- George Johnston (footballer), former Scottish footballer for Cardiff City, Arsenal, Fulham and others
- George Benson Johnston (1913–2004), Canadian poet.
- George Doherty Johnston (1832–1910), American General and politician
- Gerald MacIntosh Johnston, a Canadian Broadway stage actor
- Greg Johnston, former New Zealand rover
- Harold I. Johnston, American Medal of Honor recipient
- Harry Johnston, British explorer and administrator
- Harry Johnston (footballer), English footballer
- Harry Johnston (surveyor), Surveyor-General of Western Australia
- Hunter Johnston, American professional wrestler
- James Johnston (disambiguation)
- Jenifer Johnston, Scottish journalist
- Jennifer Johnston (born 1930), Irish novelist
- John S. Johnston (c.1839–1899), American maritime photographer
- John W. Johnston (1818-1889), American lawyer and politician
- Joseph E. Johnston, U.S. Brigadier General, later a Confederate (full) General.
- Ken Johnston (journalist), Deputy Head of Media Operations at Permanent Joint Headquarters (United Kingdom)
- Kristen Johnston, American actress
- Larry Johnston, NHL ice hockey player
- Levi Johnston, American male model and entertainer
- Luke Johnston (born 1993), Scottish footballer
- Lynn Johnston, Canadian cartoonist
- Mary Johnston, American novelist and women's rights advocate
- Max Johnston, multi-instrumentalist (Uncle Tupelo, Wilco, The Gourds)
- Ollie Johnston, American pioneer of motion picture animation
- Patrick Johnston (medieval courtier), producer of plays and probable lost fifteenth century Scottish poet
- Reginald Johnston, Scottish teacher of Pu Yi, the last Emperor of China
- Richard F. Johnston, American ornithologist, academic and author
- Rita Johnston, Canadian politician
- Robbie Johnston, New Zealand long-distance runner
- Rod Johnston (born 1974), Scottish radio presenter
- Ron Johnston, New Zealand speedway rider
- Ron J. Johnston, British geographer
- Samuel Johnston, Governor of North Carolina and Continental Congress delegate
- Sam Johnston (wrestler), American professional wrestler
- Sex W. Johnston, pseudonym of Irish poet John W. Sexton
- Stiven De Johnston, 14th Century Founder of the Scottish Hilton Clan
- Tom Johnston (disambiguation)
- Tommy Johnston, Scottish footballer
- Willie Johnston, Scottish footballer
- Zoë Johnston, British singer-songwriter
See also
- Clan Johnstone, a Scottish clan