JOHNSON

The name 'Johnson' is an English surname and was brought to England in the great wave of migration following the Norman Conquest of 1066. It comes from the given name John and the name literally means "son of John." The given name John is derived from the Hebrew name Johanan, which means "Jehovah has favored." The name was extremely popular in the Middle Ages as a result of the numerous connections between the name John and the Christian Church. Early records of the name Johnson in the chronicles of England show that the ancestors of the bearers of this name were of the Norman race. The name appears in England from about 1066 A.D., and its history is interwoven within the majestic tapestry which contains the history of Britain.
Professional researchers used such ancient manuscripts as the Domesday Book (compiled in 1086 by William the Conqueror), the Ragman Rolls, the Wace poem, the Honour Roll of the Battle Abbey, The ''Curia Regis'', Pipe Rolls, the Falaise Roll, tax records, baptismals, family genealogies, and local parish and church records to establish that the first record of the name Johnson was found in Lincolnshire where they had been granted lands by Duke William on his conquest of England in 1066.
The name, Johnson, occurred in many references, but from time to time, spellings included Johnson, Joneson,and many others. Scribes recorded and spelled the name as it sounded. It was not unlikely that a person would be born with one spelling, married with another, and buried with a headstone which showed another spelling.
The Normans were commonly believed to be of French origin but, more accurately, they were of Viking origin. The Vikings, under their Jarl, Thorfinn Rollo, invaded France in about 911 A.D. After Rollo laid siege to Paris, the French King, Charles the Simple, finally conceded defeat, granting northern France to Rollo. Duke William who invaded and defeated England in 1066, was descended from the first Duke Rollo of Normandy.
The surname Johnson emerged as a notable family name in the county of Lincoln. Many of the ancient and leading houses of the Johnson family name claim descendancy originally from the house of FitzJohn in Normandy, particularly that of one of the leading branches and oldest, that of the Johnsons of Ayscough-Fee in the county of Lincolnshire. They branched north to Scotland at the beginning of the 13th century. By 1296 Wautier Johnson of Berwickshire rendered homage to King Edward 1st of England, on his brief conquest of Scotland. Adam Johnson was a Scottish prisoner of War captured by the English, was discharged from Newgate Prison in 1375. Sir Nicholas Johnson was Burgess of Ayr in 1503. To the south the branches of Johnson proliferated particularly in the English counties of Durham, Northumberland, Bedfordshire, Kent, Lincolnshire, and London. Outstanding amongst the family at this time was Sir Nicholas Johnson.
The surname Johnson contributed much to local politics and in the affairs of England or Scotland. During the 12th century many of these Norman families moved north to Scotland. Later, in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries England was ravaged by religious and political conflict. The Monarchy, the Church and Parliament fought for supremacy. The unrest caused many to think of distant lands.
In Ireland, settlers became known as the "Adventurers for land in Ireland." They "undertook" to keep the Protestant faith, occupying the lands of the Irish. In Ireland this distinguished family settled in Ulster in the 17th century.
The democratic way of life of the New World beckoned many. They sailed aboard the fleet of sailing ships known as the "White Sails."
It is also the second most common family name in the United States after Smith. During the 1990 census, approximately 0.81% of people counted had this family name. [1]

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People commonly referred to as just Johnson

People with the surname Johnson

Fictional people

See also

People commonly referred to as just Johnson

★ Johnson (composer), South Indian composer

People with the surname Johnson

★ Albert W. Johnson, Pennsylvania Congressman ★ Andre Johnson, American football player ★ Andrew Johnson, 17th United States President ★ Arte Johnson (born 1929), U.S. comic actor ★ Ben Johnson, multiple people ★ Bill Johnson, multiple people ★ Billy Johnson, multiple people ★ Bob Johnson, multiple people ★ Bobby Johnson, NCAA American Football Coach ★ Boris Johnson, British journalist and politician ★ Brian Johnson, AC/DC lead singer ★ The Brothers Johnson, musicians George and Louis ★ Bunk Johnson, jazz musician ★ Bushrod Johnson, Confederate Army general ★ Caryn Johnson, real name of Whoopi Goldberg ★ Chad Johnson, American football player ★ Chad S. Johnson, attorney and political activist ★ Clarence Johnson, aircraft engineer ★ Clark Johnson, actor ★ Chalmers Johnson, author of Blowback and other books. ★ Curt Johnson, multiple people ★ Daniel Johnson, Jr, Premier of Quebec (1994) ★ Daniel Johnson, Sr, Premier of Quebec (1966-1968) ★ Darcy Johnson (born 1983), an American football player ★ Davey Johnson, baseball player and manager ★ David Johnson, multiple people ★ Dink Johnson, jazz musician ★ Don Johnson, television and movie actor ★ Don Johnson (baseball pitcher), Major League Baseball pitcher ★ Don Johnson (baseball 2B), Major League Baseball second baseman ★ Dwayne Douglas Johnson, aka ''The Rock'', actor and professional wrestler ★ Eben Samuel Johnson, Bishop ★ Eliza McCardle Johnson, wife of Andrew Johnson ★ Eric Johnson, guitarist ★ Ernie Johnson, multiple people ★ Francis L. Johnson, Captain 1st US Olympic Basketball team ★ George Johnson, multiple people

★ Gertrude Johnson, Australian soprano ★ Graham Johnson, Zimbabwe-born Britain-based pianist ★ Greg Johnson, American astronaut ★ Harold Johnson, multiple people ★ Herbert Johnson, multiple people ★ Howard Johnson, multiple people ★ Hugh Johnson, multiple people ★ Irving Johnson, author, and adventurer ★ Jack Johnson, multiple people ★ John B. Johnson, American engineer ★ James Eaves-Johnson, pro-Israel advocate ★ James Johnson, multiple people ★ Jimmy Johnson, multiple people ★ Jenny Johnson Jordan, pro volleyball player ★ J. J. Johnson, musician ★ Jeremy Robert Johnson, American author ★ Joe Johnson, multiple people ★ John Johnson (disambiguation), multiple people ★ J. Neeley Johnson (1825 – 1872), California Governor ★ Joseph Johnson, multiple people ★ Kelly Johnson (baseball), Major League Basebal player ★ Kerry G. Johnson, African American caricaturist and graphic designer ★ Kevin Johnson (disambiguation), multiple people ★ Keyshawn Johnson, American football player ★ Kristine Johnson, American television reporter ★ Lacey Robert Johnson, Canadian Pacific Railway pioneer. ★ Lady Bird Johnson,wife of Lyndon Johnson ★ Lance Johnson, former baseball player ★ Leavander Johnson (1969 – 2005), American boxer ★ Lee A. Johnson Kansas Supreme Court Justice ★ Liver-Eating Johnson, mountain man ★ Louis A. Johnson, second United States Secretary of Defense. ★ Luke Samuel Johnson, religious leader ★ Luther Johnson, Texas congressman from in the 1920s ★ Lynda Bird Johnson ★ Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th President of the United States ★ Magic Johnson, basketball star ★ Mark Johnson, multiple people

★ Martin Johnson, American explorer ★ Michael Johnson, multiple people ★ Mitchell Johnson, multiple people ★ Molly Johnson, Canadian singer ★ Norm Johnson, NFL Kicker ★ Norman Johnson, multiple people ★ Osa Johnson, American explorer ★ Paul Johnson, multiple people ★ Penny Johnson Jerald, actress ★ Philip Johnson, architect ★ Phillip E. Johnson, Intelligent Design movement founder ★ Pierre-Marc Johnson, Premier of Quebec (1985) ★ Rafer Johnson, Olympic Champion ★ Randy Johnson, Major League Baseball pitcher ★ Richard Mentor Johnson, United States Vice President ★ Rob Johnson, multiple people ★ Robb Johnson, British musician ★ Robert Johnson (disambiguation), multiple people ★ F. Ross Johnson, RJR Nabisco former head ★ Rudi Johnson, American football player ★ Samuel Johnson, multiple people ★ Scott Johnson, multiple people ★ Taborah Johnson, actor and jazz singer ★ Ted Johnson, American football player ★ Terry Johnson, British theatre director and playwright ★ Travis Johnson, American football player ★ Victor Samuel Johnson, Jr., American businessman ★ Victor Samuel Johnson, Sr., American businessman ★ Virginia Eshelman Johnson, psychology reader ★ Walter Perry Johnson, Hall of Fame Baseball pitcher ★ Will Johnson, multiple people ★ William Johnson, multiple people ★ Willie Johnson, multiple people

Fictional people

★ Agent Johnson, one of The Matrix characters

★ Sergeant Johnson from the video game series ''Halo''

★ Ricky Johnson from the ''Backyard Sports'' series

★ from the video game ''Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas''

★ Notch Johnson, world-famous lifeguard in the TV series ''Son of the Beach''

★ Bergholt Stuttley Johnson (known as Bloody Stupid Johnson), from Terry Pratchett's Discworld books

★ Johnson, title character of a poem in L. Frank Baum's ''By the Candelabra's Glare.''

★ E. Normus Johnson, subject of Big Johnson t-shirts.

★ Johnsons provide work for illegal mercenaries in the world of Shadowrun

See also

★ Jonson

★ Jonsson

★ Johansson

★ Johnsson

★ Johnston

★ Jovanović