Johnson - Meaning of Johnson

What does Johnson mean?

[ 2 syll. joh-(n)son, jo-hns-on ] The baby boy name Johnson is pronounced as JHAANSahN †. Johnson is used chiefly in English and it is derived from Hebrew origins. The meaning of Johnson is son of John.

Johnson is a variant of the name John (English and Hebrew) in the English language.

Janson (Scandinavian), Jensen (Scandinavian), Johnston, Johnstun, Johnsun, Johston, Jonson, Jonston, Jonstun, and Jonsun are variants of Johnson.

See also the related categories, english, son (heir), hebrew, and john.

Johnson is rare as a baby boy name. At the modest peak of its usage in 1905, 0.026% of baby boys were named Johnson. It was #327 in rank then. The baby name has substantially slipped in popularity since then, and is today of sporadic use. In 2018, out of the family of boy names directly related to Johnson, John was the most commonly used.

Baby names that sound like Johnson include Jackman, Jamun, Jansahn, Jansan, Jansen, Jansin, Janson, Janssen, Jansson, Jansun, Janzen, Janzon, Jasman, Jasmon, Jazzmen, Jazzmon, Jenkin, Jensen, Jensin, and Jenson.

† Pronunciation for Johnson: JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)"



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