# Johnson
## English
### Alternative forms

* Jonson (surname)

### Etymology

A patronymic surname from John +‎ -son, literally “son of John”.
* In the U.S. the name Johnson has been adopted by numerous European immigrant families originally named Johansson, Johnsson, Johansen, Jonsson, etc.
* Doublet of Johansson, Johansen, Jansen, and Hansen.

### Pronunciation

* (General American) IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɑnsən/
* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɒnsən/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɒnsən

### Proper noun

Johnson (countable and uncountable, plural Johnsons)
* A patrilineal surname transferred from the given name. The second most common surname in the United States.
* A male given name transferred from the surname.
* A township in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada.
* A number of places in the United States founded by people with the surname:
** A locality in Cochise County, Arizona.
** A city in Washington County, Arkansas.
** An unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware.
** An unincorporated community in Gibson County, Indiana.
** An unincorporated community in Perry County, Kentucky.
** A minor city in Big Stone County, Minnesota.
** A village in Nemaha County, Nebraska.
** A hamlet in Orange County, New York.
** An unincorporated community in Fayette County, Ohio.
** A town in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma.
** A ghost town in Kane County, Utah.
** A town and village therein, in Lamoille County, Vermont.
** An unincorporated community in Whitman County, Washington.
** An unincorporated community in Cabell County, West Virginia.
** A town in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
** An unincorporated community in the town of Easton, Marathon County, Wisconsin.
** A number of townships in the United States, listed under Johnson Township.

#### Derived terms

* Averch-Johnson effect
* Dick Johnson (township)
* Johnson bar
* Johnson City
* Johnson County
* Johnsonese
* Johnson grass
* Johnson hole
* Johnsonian
* Johnsoniana
* Johnsonianism
* Johnsonism
* Johnson Lane
* Johnson noise
* Johnson-Nyquist noise
* Johnson polyhedron
* Johnson's algorithm
* Johnson solid
* Johnsonville
* LBJ

#### Descendants

* ⇒ Translingual: johnsoni, johnsonii

#### Statistics

* According to the 2010 United States Census, Johnson is the 2nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1,932,812 individuals. Johnson is most common among White (59.0%) and Black/African American (34.6%) individuals.

### Noun

Johnson (plural Johnsons)
* Alternative letter-case form of johnson (“penis”).

### Further reading

* The Biblical Greek word "John" (Strongs 2491): Ἰωάννης, blueletterbible.org
* The Biblical Hebrew word "Yowchanan", "Johanan", "Yôḥānān" (Strongs 03110): יוחנן, blueletterbible.org

## Cebuano
### Etymology

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From English Johnson.

### Proper noun

Johnson
* a male given name from English

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Johnson.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dʒɔn.sɔn/

### Proper noun

Johnson m or f
* a surname from English

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈd͡ʒonzon]
* Hyphenation: John‧son
* Rhymes: -on

### Proper noun

Johnson
* Johnson

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Johnson.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʝonson/ [ˈɟ͡ʝõn.sõn]
* IPA: (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝonson/ [ˈɟ͡ʝõn.sõn]
* IPA: (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃonson/ [ˈʃõn.sõn]
* IPA: (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒonson/ [ˈʒõn.sõn]
* Rhymes: -onson
* Syllabification: John‧son

### Proper noun

Johnson m or f by sense
* a surname from English [in turn originating as a patronymic]

### Proper noun

Johnson m
* a male given name from English

## Swedish
### Etymology

Originally a patronymic form Johns +‎ -son "son of John". See also Johansson.

### Proper noun

Johnson c (genitive Johnsons)
* a surname