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Johnston
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English
Etymology
en :af John -s- -ton + 1
Pronunciation
en /ˈd͡ʒɒn.stən/ RP
en /ˈd͡ʒɑn.stən/ GA
Proper noun
~ s
en Scottish habitational. from a place in Dumfriesshire, meaning "John's town".
An English surname, variant of Johnson.
en village/and/wcomm in co/Pembrokeshire cc/Wales OS grid ref SM9310. Community map (Pembrokeshire)
en suburb city/Palmerston terr/Northern Territory c/Australia.
en city co/Polk County s/Iowa c/USA.
en unincorporated community co/Franklin County s/Pennsylvania c/USA.
en town co/Providence County s/Rhode Island c/USA named after Augustus Johnston. TopoZone: Johnston, Rhode Island no settlement named Johnston
en Christine Chitnis The city that moved rivers to emerge as a cultural capital w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/travel/providence-rhode-island-best-towns-america/ 2024-06-23 In Olneyville, behind the historic Atlantic Mills, the Woonasquatucket River Greenway Bike Path connects Providence to Johnston. It features soccer fields, gardens and a pump track along the way. https://web.archive.org/web/20240831115026/https://www.cnn.com/travel/providence-rhode-island-best-towns-america/
en town co/Edgefield County s/South Carolina c/USA.
Derived terms
en Johnston County
en Johnston's organ
en St Johnston
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Johnston is the 225th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 131,373 individuals. Johnston is most common among White (91.62%) individuals.
See also
en Johnstown
en Johnstone
References
en surnames from Middle English