Johnson

Johnson is a surname. It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world.[1][2] As a Scottish family name, Johnson is occasionally a variation of Johnston, a habitational name.

The name itself is a patronym of the given name John, literally meaning "son of John". The name John derives from Latin Johannes, which is derived through Greek Ἰωάννης Iōannēs from Hebrew יוחנן ‎ Yohanan, meaning "Yahweh has favoured".[3]

The name has been extremely popular in Europe since the Christian era as a result of it being given to St John the Baptist, St John the Evangelist and nearly one thousand other Christian saints.[3]