Johnston

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Johnston is a surname and given name of Scottish and Irish origin, commonly used as a variant of Johnson.

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Label Occurrences
Johnston canonical 17

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf family name
given name
surname
derivedFrom John
etymologicalElement Old English tūn (enclosure, settlement)
personal name John
hasCategory English-language surnames
Irish surnames
Scottish surnames
patronymic surnames
surnames from given names
hasGivenNameUsage masculine given name
rare given name
hasHistoricalAssociation Scottish clans
Irish Presbyterians
surface form: Ulster Scots community
hasLanguageOfOrigin English
Irish
Scottish
hasNameType patronymic surname
toponymic surname
hasNotableBearersInField arts
military
politics
science
sports
hasRegionOfOrigin British Isles
Ireland
Scotland
hasSpellingVariant Johnson
Johnstone
isCommonInDiaspora Irish diaspora
Scottish diaspora
isVariantOf Johnson
Johnstone
meaning John’s town
son of John
usedInCountry Australia
Canada
Ireland
New Zealand
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Johnson hasVariant Johnston
Samuel Johnston familyName Johnston
Julanne Johnston familyName Johnston
Johnston McCulley givenName Johnston
Joe Johnston familyName Johnston
Bob Johnston familyName Johnston
Neil Johnston familyName Johnston
Joseph E. Johnston familyName Johnston
Gabriel Johnston (governor of North Carolina, uncle/relative) familyName Johnston
subject surface form: Gabriel Johnston
MacJohn isVariantOf Johnston
Edward Johnston familyName Johnston
Mary Lee Johnston familyName Johnston
McCulley givenName Johnston
subject surface form: Johnston McCulley