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Johnson is a common Scandinavian and English surname meaning "son of John". In Sweden, it can also be spelled Jonson, Johnsson and Jonsson (see e.g. Ulrika Jonsson). Scandinavians having this name and the more common variant Johan(s)son usually chose to spell their name Johnson when immigrating to the US, helping make the name one of the most common American surnames.
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People named Johnson
Johnson is the second most common surname in the United States. During the 1990 census, approximately 0.81% of people counted had this last name. Famous people whose surname is or was Johnson include:
- Albert Sidney Johnson, General of the United States
- Andrew Johnson, 17th President of the United States
- Ben Johnson, Canadian athlete
- Bill Johnson, jazz musician
- Bob Johnson (1905-1982), "Indian Bob", the Major League Baseball player.
- Bob Johnson (1931-1991), the ice hockey coach.
- Bob Johnson, (1948- ), the professional ice hockey player.
- Bob Johnson (1946- ), the American football player.
- Bob Johnson (1921-1994), American actor (read taped mission briefings for Mission: Impossible)
- Bob Johnson, Weather Forcaster
- Boris Johnson, British journalist
- Brian Johnson, Lead Singer of AC/DC
- Bunk Johnson, jazz musician
- Bushrod Johnson, Confederate Army General
- Clarence L. Johnson, aircraft engineer
- Clark Johnson, actor
- David Johnson (disambiguation page)
- Dink Johnson, jazz musician
- Earvin "Magic" Johnson, basketball star
- Graham Johnson, Rhodiesian born, British based pianist & Lieder accompanist
- George and Louis Johnson, musicians
- Irving Johnson, author, adventurer and sail training pioneer
- Jack Johnson, boxer
- Jack Johnson, musician
- James P. Johnson, jazz musician
- J. J. Johnson, musician
- John Johnson ( c.1550 – 1594 ), English lutenist and composer of songs and lute music
- John Johnson ( – 1723 ), Seigneur of Sark
- Sir John Johnson ( 1742 – 1830 ), Loyalist leader during American Revolution
- John Johnson ( 1805 – 1867 ), U.S. Representative from Ohio
- John Neeley Johnson ( 1825 – 1872 ), Governor of California
- John de Monins Johnson ( 1882 – 1956 ), papyrologist, printer of the Oxford English Dictionary, and collector
- Lisa M. King-Johnson, terrorist victim
- Liver-Eating Johnson, mountain man among mountain men
- Louis A. Johnson, second Secretary of Defense of the United States.
- Luther Johnson, Congressman from Texas in the 1920's.
- Lyndon Johnson, 36th President of the United States
- Mark Johnson, linguistics professor.
- Mark Johnson, film producer.
- Mark Johnson, baseball umpire.
- Mark Johnson, hockey player.
- Mark Johnson, rugby player.
- Mark Johnson, musician.
- Mark Johnson, a director of Portsmouth F.C.
- Martha Johnson, Canadian pop singer
- Mead Johnson, founder of the nutrition products company
- Melvin Johnson, gun constructor
- Molly Johnson, Canadian rock and jazz singer
- Philip Johnson, architect
- Randy Johnson, Major League Baseball pitcher
- Richard Mentor Johnson, Vice President of the United States
- Robert Johnson, blues musician
- Robert Johnson (died 1581), Roman Catholic martyr
- Robert Johnson (c1583-1633), English composer
- Robert Johnson, colonial Governor of South Carolina
- Robert D. Johnson, (1883-1961) US Congressman from Missouri
- Robert L. Johnson, (1946-), American media entrepreneur
- Robert S. Johnson, American World War II flying ace.
- Robert W. Johnson (1814-1879), U.S. Senator from Arkansas
- Robert Wood Johnson, the identically-named father and son who headed the Johnson & Johnson Corporation
- Samuel Johnson, English lexicographer
- Taborah Johnson, actor and jazz singer
- Virginia Eshelman Johnson (1925) pioneered research into the nature of human sexual response
- William Johnson (1715-1774) English pioneer in New York's Mohawk Valley
- William Samuel Johnson (1727-1819) a U. S. Founding Father
- William Johnson (1771-1834) U. S. Supreme Court Justice
Places called Johnson
Johnson is the name of some places in the United States of America:
- Fort Johnson, New York
- Johnson, Arkansas
- Johnson, Kansas
- Johnson, Minnesota
- Johnson, Nebraska
- Johnson, Oklahoma
- Johnson, Vermont
- Johnson City, Kansas
- Johnson City, New York
- Johnson City, Oregon
- Johnson City, Tennessee
- Johnson City, Texas
- Johnson County, Arkansas
- Johnson County, Georgia
- Johnson County, Illinois
- Johnson County, Indiana
- Johnson County, Iowa
- Johnson County, Kansas
- Johnson County, Kentucky
- Johnson County, Missouri
- Johnson County, Nebraska
- Johnson County, Tennessee
- Johnson County, Texas
- Johnson County, Wyoming
- Johnson Lane, Nevada
- Johnson Township, Minnesota
Things called Johnson
- A disease named Stevens Johnson syndrome
- The Johnson Act of 1934 (or Foreign Securities Act)
- The Johnson County War
- Johnson is sexual slang for a penis
- Johnson & Johnson Corporation
- Johnson Outboards (a division of Bombardier Recreational Products) is a manufacturer of outboard motors