Johnson (surname) should not be confused with Johnston (surname).
| Johnson | |
| Language: | English, Scottish |
| Language origin: | Germanic |
| Meaning: | son of John |
| Region: | England, Normandy |
Johnson is a patronymic surname of Anglo-Norman origin. It is a patronym of the given name John and literally means "son of John" "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States.[1] The name John derives from Latin Johannes, which is derived through Greek Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Ἰωάννης Iōannēs from Hebrew Yohanan, meaning "Yahweh has favoured".[2]